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Seattle Sounders FC are set to play against Portland Timbers in Friday’s upcoming MLS meeting.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers are shown on this page (including the best match odds).
Seattle Sounders FC will be wanting a better result here after a 1-0 MLS losing effort in their last game against Los Angeles FC.
In that match, Seattle Sounders FC had 51% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Los Angeles FC had 17 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Timothy Tillman (86') scored for Los Angeles FC.
It has not been often in recent times that Seattle Sounders FC have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Seattle Sounders FC have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 8 goals in the process.
Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of San Jose Earthquakes in MLS competition, Portland Timbers will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, Portland Timbers had 66% possession and 15 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer for Portland Timbers was Antony (18'). San Jose Earthquakes got 7 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Preston Judd (2', 12') and Daniel Munie (24') scored for San Jose Earthquakes.
The stats tell the story, and Portland Timbers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 10 goals overall. Defensively, Portland Timbers certainly have room for improvement. That kind of pattern might not be carried forward into this match, however.
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes going back to 03/09/2023 shows us that Seattle Sounders FC have won 2 of these and Portland Timbers 1, with the tally of draws standing at 3.
A combined total of 13 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 of them for The Sounders and 6 belonging to The Timbers. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.
The last league game featuring these clubs was MLS match day 50 on 05/10/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 Portland Timbers.
On that occasion, Seattle Sounders FC had 51% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was Pedro de la Vega (16').
Portland Timbers got 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.
The referee was Rubiel Vazquez.
It seems likely that The Sounders will possibly make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time, beginning the first half with Andrew Thomas, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Kee-Hee Kim, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou Tolo, Hassani Dotson, Peter Kingston, Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock and Jordan Morris.
It’s our belief that The Timbers might play in a 4-3-3 lineup with a starting lineup of James Pantemis, Brandon Bye, Finn Surman, Kamal Miller, Jimer Fory, Joao Ortiz, David Costa, Cole Bassett, Kristoffer Velde, Kevin Kelsy and Antony.
It’s pretty clear that Portland Timbers could really find it hard to be putting goals past a Seattle Sounders FC team who certainly have the ability to dominate proceedings.
We can see a very comprehensive 3-0 winning scoreline for Seattle Sounders FC at the end of the 90 minutes.
In terms of the bookies’ odds on the win-draw-win market, a victory for Seattle Sounders FC can be had for 1.46, betting on the game finishing all-square is 4.5 & putting your money on a victory for Portland Timbers gets 5.25. Those are the most competitive prices on offer at the current time.
Victor Martins, 08:05 13/07/2026
🏟️ Team Focus:
Seattle Sounders FC
Formed: 2007
Stadium: Lumen Field (68,740)
Captain: Stefan Frei
Chairman: Craig Waibel
Manager: Brian Schmetzer
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 66 | WDWDD |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 63 | DWDDW |
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34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 58 | WDWWD |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 57 | WWWDD |
| 5 |
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34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 57 | LLWLD |
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34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 57 | DWLDW |
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34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 56 | DWDWL |
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34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 54 | WDLDW |
| 9 |
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34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 53 | LWDWL |
| 10 |
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34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 52 | LWDLW |
| 11 |
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34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 43 | DDWLD |
| 12 |
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34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 42 | LDDDL |
| 13 |
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34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 39 | WDDLD |
| 14 |
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34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | -6 | 37 | DDLWW |
| 15 |
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34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -8 | 36 | WWLLL |
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34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 35 | DLLWW |
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34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -22 | 34 | LDLWD |
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34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -34 | 30 | LLDLD |
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34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -26 | 23 | LLLDL |
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San Diego FC |
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FC Dallas |
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San Jose Earthquakes |
| Inter Miami |
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Sporting Kansas City |
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| Paul Rothrock | 6 |
| Albert Rusnák | 5 |
| Danny Musovski | 3 |
| Cristian Roldan | 3 |
| Paul Arriola | 2 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 5 |
| Kristoffer Velde | 4 |
| Antony | 2 |
| Cole Bassett | 2 |
| Ariel Lassiter | 2 |
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Vancouver Whitecaps |
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Austin FC |
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Seattle Sounders FC |
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Chicago Fire |
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New York Red Bulls |
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Sporting Kansas City |
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Portland Timbers |
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FC Dallas |
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Real Salt Lake |
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Seattle Sounders FC |
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San Diego FC |
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Austin FC |
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Minnesota United |
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