Major League Soccer · Matchday 18

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:45:00 UTCProvidence ParkMatchday 18

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Portland Timbers 39%Draw 34%Seattle Sounders 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Portland TimbersSeattle Sounders
53Possession47
1.71Expected goals (xG)1.22
14Shots16
5Shots on target4
6Shots off target7
3Blocked shots5
8Shots inside box11
6Shots outside box5
4Corners5
0Offsides2
7Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves3
489Passes426
423Accurate passes350
87Pass accuracy82

Match events

  • 7'Paul Arriola Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
  • 25'Peter Kingston
  • 27'Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
  • 30'Kamal Miller
  • 41'Kevin Kelsy (assist Kristoffer Velde)
  • 45'Kevin Kelsy
  • 46'Peter Kingston Sebastian Gomez
  • 65'Ariel Lassiter Antony
  • 71'Sebastian Gomez
  • 73'Osaze De Rosario Danny Musovski
  • 73'Kee-Hee Kim Alex Roldan
  • 82'Brandon Bye (assist David Da Costa)
  • 84'Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Antino Lopez
  • 88'Kevin Kelsy Ian Smith
  • 88'Cole Bassett José Caicedo
  • 90'Kristoffer Velde Omir Fernandez

Portland Timbers · Seattle Sounders

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Portland Timbers3-4-3
176.888'Bassett
107.5Costa
46.5Miller
57.8Bye
76.865'Lassiter
416.8Pantemis
216.8Chará
276.8Fory
197.588'Kelsy
997.590'Velde
206.8Surman
Seattle Sounders3-5-2
116.3Rusnak
176.37'Arriola
56.3Tolo
96.3Ferreira
266.1Thomas
146.3Rothrock
956.373'Rosario
396.3Hawkins
456.046'Kingston
206.373'Kim
376.3Brunell

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Portland Timbers

  • 17Cole Bassett6.8
  • 10David Da Costa7.5
  • 4Kamal Miller6.5
  • 5Brandon Bye7.8
  • 7Ariel Lassiter6.8
  • 41James Pantemis6.8
  • 21Diego Chará6.8
  • 27Jimer Fory6.8
  • 19Kevin Kelsy7.5
  • 99Kristoffer Velde7.5
  • 20Finn Surman6.8

Seattle Sounders

  • 11Albert Rusnak6.3
  • 17Paul Arriola6.3
  • 5Nouhou Tolo6.3
  • 9Jesús Ferreira6.3
  • 26Andrew Thomas6.1
  • 14Paul Rothrock6.3
  • 95Osaze De Rosario6.3
  • 39Stuart Hawkins6.3
  • 45Peter Kingston6.0
  • 20Kee-Hee Kim6.3
  • 37Snyder Brunell6.3
Portland TimbersTale of the tapeSeattle Sounders
3-4-3Formation3-5-2
24 ptsTable24 pts
+0Goal difference-2
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head4 previous meetings

Portland Timbers 2W1D1W Seattle Sounders

Goals 84

  • 2026-08-02Portland Timbers21Seattle Sounders
  • 2026-07-17Seattle Sounders15Portland Timbers
  • 2025-10-05Seattle Sounders FC10Portland Timbers

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Portland Timbers18738+024
Seattle Sounders17737-224
Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders — Major League Soccer | Factlen