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Seattle Sounders Portland Timbers betting prediction


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Seattle Sounders know this is going to be an important game, so they will try to impose themselves and get the points. The visitors want to surprise, so they shouldn't just defend themselves. Apparently, this will be a confrontation with good attacking moves, so we will bet that both balance the nets.
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Preview
Sounders and Portland face at Lumen Field, in a match for the 0ª round of the MLS. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 24‑08‑2020, Seattle Sounders got an away win by (0‑3). The head‑to‑head history at this stadium, favours the home team, since in the last 5 head‑to‑heads they won 3, tied 1 and lost 1. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, for the MLS, on 09‑11‑2018, Portland Timbers won by (2‑4), after a penalti shootout. R. Ruidíaz (68' and 90' ) and N. Lodeiro (97' ) scored for Sounders and S. Blanco (78' ) and D. Asprilla (93' ) for Portland. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Sounders

The home team comes to this stage of the MLS (Regular Season) after having eliminated: Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 20 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 20 conceded. For the league, Sounders won 11 points out of 18 possible points, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 home matches. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition. In 9 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Seattle Sounders is not in the Major League Soccer for fun and games, especially since they want to have a positive campaign. So, they know the importance of not losing points at home, regardless of who they are facing. This way, they will have to show competence in the field so as not to run the risk of being surprised. Their opponent has quality, so they should redouble their attention to avoid getting in trouble.

Confirmed Lineup: Stefan Frei, Joevin Jones, Kelvin Leerdam, Yeimar Gomez, Shane O'Neill, João Paulo, Cristian Roldán, Nicolás Lodeiro, Jordy Delem, Jordan Morris, Raúl Ruidíaz.
Coach: B. Schmetzer.

Analysis Portland

The away team comes to this stage of the MLS (Regular Season) after havinf played in the previous rounds against: LA Galaxy, Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders, Orlando City, Philadelphia Union, New York City and Cincinnati. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 26 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last 4 away league matches Portland has a record of 3 wins and 1 draw, so they have won 10 points out of 12 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t lost any of the last 4 away matches. In their away league matches, the most frequent final score was the 1‑2 (2 out of 4 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away mathes there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 9 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 12 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 4 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Portland Timbers have been experiencing a fast of three-game without a win, something that bothers them a lot. On the other hand, getting out of this situation is not complicated and they know what needs to be done. This means that when they are in the field, they need to be more careful and not give spaces. Furthermore, mistakes cannot happen, as they can influence the score of the match. Regarding the current round, they have to recognize that the difficulty will exist, but they can't help but go after a positive score.

Confirmed Lineup: Steve Clark, Dario Župarić, Larrys Mabiala, Chris Duvall, Jorge Villafaña, Eryk Williamson, Diego Valeri, Sebastian Blanco, Diego Chará, Jarosław Niezgoda, Jeremy Ebobisse.
Coach: P. Neville.

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The Sounders vs Portland on 7 September 2020 will be played at Seattle, Washington, Lumen Field.

 

MLS - 2020

  • 98% 326 / 333 Games

  • Home team wins 48.77%
  • Draws 21.17%
  • Away team wins 30.06%
  • Over 1.5 76.38%
  • Over 2.5 58.28%
  • Over 3.5 31.6%
  • Goals 936
  • Goals /match 2.87
  • Goals /match home 1.63
  • Goals /match away 1.24
  • Both teams score 57.36%
  • Goals after 80' 18.06%
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