On the 27th of August, Portland Timbers will play host to Seattle Sounders in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 10th placed Portland Timbers, recorded a 1-4 loss against Sporting KC. William Agade struck first for Sporting KC in the 31st minute, then Andreu Fontas Prat added another in the 40th minute. Portland Timbers is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Seattle Sounders is fresh off their 3-3 draw against LA Galaxy. Javier Hernández struck first for LA Galaxy in the 10th minute, then Víctor Vázquez added another in the 42nd minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stubhub Center, Portland Timbers was victorious by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 48000 spectators. Jarosław Niezgoda scored the first goal for Portland Timbers in the 24th minute, then Santiago Moreno added another in the 82nd minute from the penalty spot In the end, Seattle Sounders couldn’t muster any offence and Portland Timbers ran away with the shutout win.
Jesus Murillo and Marcelo Nicolas Lodeiro Benitez are the top scorers for Seattle Sounders in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Sebastian Marcelo Blanco has been the most prolific scorer on Portland Timbers in the last 5 matches with three goals.