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Seattle Sounders v Portland Timbers : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 17th Jul, 03:30 BST, CenturyLink Field, Seattle

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Major League Soccer, and Brian Schmetzer’s Seattle Sounders will have the blessing of it on Friday morning. Phil Neville’s Portland Timbers are their opponents at the CenturyLink Field. We have predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head statistics across all the main betting markets, so there really is only one place to get ready for this Major League Soccer clash.


Best Tip: Seattle to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this game, and it's Seattle. Their recent form statistics show they're capable at home, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Portland too. The odds point towards Brian Schmetzer's side winning in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Friday morning too.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
Over 1.5 goals is at 84% in our algorithmic predictions, suggesting we should get at least a couple of goals to entertain us on Friday morning. It’s the most probable outcome in this market, and is available at 1.11.

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Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Seattle
62%
1.39-
Draw
20%
4.75-
Portland
18%
6.25-
Seattle 2-1
10%
8.50-
Draw 1-1
9%
10.00-
Seattle 2-0
9%
9.50-
Seattle 1-0
8%
11.00-
Seattle 3-1
7%
11.00-
Seattle 3-0
7%
11.00-
Draw 2-2
5%
15.00-
Portland 2-1
5%
19.00-
Portland 1-0
4%
23.00-
Seattle 3-2
4%
19.00-
Seattle 4-1
4%
17.00-
Draw 0-0
4%
23.00-
Seattle 4-0
4%
17.00-
Portland 2-0
2%
41.00-
Seattle 4-2
2%
29.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
64%
1.40-
Under 2.5 Goals
36%
2.88-
Home 1st Goal
56%
1.40-
Away 1st Goal
42%
2.75-
No 1st Goal
2%
23.00-
BTTS - Yes
59%
1.57-
BTTS - No
41%
2.25-
BTTS - Home Win
33%
2.50-
BTTS - Draw
16%
5.50-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
9.50-
Home/draw
82%
1.13-
Away/draw
38%
2.75-
Home/away
80%
1.18-
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1.11-
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
6.50-
Over 3.5 Goals
42%
2.00-
Under 3.5 Goals
58%
1.73-
Over 4.5 Goals
24%
3.25-
Under 4.5 Goals
76%
1.33-
Over 5.5 Goals
12%
6.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
88%
1.13-
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.01-
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
23.00-
Home DNB
76%
1.17-
Away DNB
32%
5.00-
Seattle win to nil
30%
3.00-
Portland win to nil
7%
15.00-
Seattle / Seattle
41%
2.05-
Seattle / Portland
2%
41.00-
Seattle / Draw
6%
15.00-
Draw / Seattle
19%
4.50-
Draw / Portland
6%
15.00-
Draw / Draw
10%
8.50-
Portland / Seattle
5%
17.00-
Portland / Portland
8%
11.00-
Portland / Draw
5%
17.00-
Over / under 1.5 goals form
7
There have been over 1.5 goals in 7 consecutive Seattle home league games
19
There have been over 1.5 goals in 19 consecutive Portland league games
Seattle 6TH
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Avg: Scored
2.2
Conceded
1.3
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Over
16
U
4
Avg: Scored
1.5
Conceded
1.0
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Over
12
Under
8
Portland 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
19
Avg: Scored
0.7
Conceded
1.8
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
Over
15
Under
5
Avg: Scored
1.4
Conceded
2.1
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Over
19
U
1
Over / under 1.5 goals head to head (H2H)
League games at Seattle since 2018
Seattle
Portland
Average goals:
1.0
1.6
Games: Scored
8 / 11
9 / 11
Clean sheets
2 / 11
3 / 11
Over
9
Under
2
League games at Portland since 2018
Portland
Seattle
Average goals:
1.3
1.5
Games: Scored
11 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
2 / 13
Over
9
Under
4
Goal Statistics

Portland Timbers have been abject at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Major League Soccer outings. This run could continue, with Seattle Sounders's PG an impressive 2.2.

Seattle 6th Portland 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.2
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
11%
1
25%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 64% probability that Seattle will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Portland will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Seattle’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-46
Portland have scored 46% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.2
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Seattle
PG (predicted goals)
Portland
2.2
1.1
Attack rating
SEA
POT
1%
better
view stats
Games scored10
10
Failed to score3
4
Scored first7
5
Goals scored17
22
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
9
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
18
Avg. XG for1.5
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
49%
better
SEA
POT
view stats
Games conceded8
13
Clean sheets5
1
Conceded first5
9
Goals conceded11
28
Avg. goals conceded0.8
2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded11
6
Conversion rate against9%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.9
KickOff rating
+49%

Seattle v Portland Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

Seattle Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
13443
A ThomasP RothrockJ FerreiraJ Ragen
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Thomas GLK13
-
N Tolo DEF131
1
-
S. Brunell MID131
2
-
J Ferreira FWD1324
1
-
J Ragen DEF12
3
-
A Rusnák MID1233
-
C Roldán MID1231
1
-
D Musovski FWD121
1
-
P Rothrock FWD1241
1
-
Álex Roldán DEF11
2
-
K. Kossa-Rienzi DEF111
-
O Rosario FWD112
-
H Dotson MID10
3
-
J Morris FWD1012
-
P Kingston MID9
3
-
P Arriola FWD8
1
-
A. Lopez DEF7
1
-
N Petkovic MID4
2
-
Y Andrade DEF3
-
C Baker DEF3
-
K Kee-Hee DEF1
-
S. Gomez MID1
-
Portland Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14534
J PantemisK GenezD CostaJ Fory
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pantemis GLK14
1
-
F Surman DEF141
1
-
B Bye DEF141
2
-
K Genez FWD1452
1
-
K Velde FWD1441
3
-
J Fory DEF13
3
1
Antony FWD1321
-
A Guzmán FWD12
-
I. Smith DEF11
3
-
D Costa MID1113
1
-
K Miller DEF10
2
1
K Sierocki MID10
2
-
C Bassett MID1022
1
-
F Mora  FWD101
1
-
A Lassiter FWD921
1
-
A. Bonetig DEF81
1
-
J Ortiz MID81
-
G. Guerra FWD611
-
J Mosquera DEF311
-