Major League Soccer WON 1–5
Fri, Jul 17 · 04:30 · Lumen Field
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Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Confidence High · 4/5
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Rivalry Matches Often Turn Open and Goal Filled

Seattle’s home games tend to see more attacking play with their forwards pushing forward early. Portland’s recent matches show both teams trading chances rather than sitting deep. The Cascadia history includes several games where midfield battles opened up space for counters and set pieces. Seattle’s recent results feature periods of pressure that stretch defenses while Portland counters with width. Both sides leave gaps at the back when chasing results in this fixture. Head to head patterns point to end to end action instead of cagey play. Current squad depth allows for substitutions that maintain attacking tempo late on.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 73.2% win rate
Result
1–5 WON +0.40u

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 1.40 won — final score 1–5.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
5 LOS Los Angeles FC 15 7 3 5 24
6 SEA Seattle Sounders 13 7 3 3 24
7 HOU Houston Dynamo 14 7 1 6 22
8 MIN Minnesota United FC 15 6 4 5 22
9 LOS Los Angeles Galaxy 15 5 5 5 20
10 SAN San Diego 15 4 5 6 17
11 COL Colorado Rapids 15 5 1 9 16
12 STL St. Louis City 14 4 4 6 16
13 POR Portland Timbers 14 4 2 8 14
14 AUS Austin 15 3 5 7 14
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Seattle Sounders DDWLL
D @ Sporting Kansas City 1–1 May 2
D vs San Diego 1–1 May 10
W vs San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 May 14
L vs Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 May 17
L @ Los Angeles FC 0–1 May 25
Portland Timbers LWDLL
L @ Real Salt Lake 0–2 May 2
W vs Sporting Kansas City 6–0 May 10
D @ CF Montreal 2–2 May 13
L @ Inter Miami 0–2 May 17
L vs San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 May 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Seattle Sounders
Scored 1.0 avg
1 1 3 0 0
Conceded 1.4 avg
1 1 2 2 1
Portland Timbers
Scored 1.8 avg
0 6 2 0 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
2 0 2 2 3
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Seattle Sounders
4 Draws
4 Portland Timbers
Oct 2025 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Portland Timbers Seattle Sounders
May 2025 Portland Timbers 1–1 Seattle Sounders Draw
Oct 2024 Seattle Sounders 1–1 Portland Timbers Draw
Sep 2024 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders Portland Timbers
May 2024 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders Seattle Sounders

Over 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 10 meetings.