Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers Predictions

Expect goals at both ends in Seattle

Seattle Sounders are the odds-on favourites to beat Portland Timbers but the best option looks to be backing both teams to score at a slightly higher, although still fairly short, price.

The Timbers have managed just one clean sheet in 14 MLS attempts this season, while Seattle have recorded just one shutout in their last nine games. Scoring hasn’t been an issue for either side as the Sounders have hit 17 goals in 13 games and Portland have struck 22 times, conceding 28 themselves.

Both teams have scored in four of the last six editions of this Washington-Oregon rivalry and goals at both ends seems likely once again.

Seattle have won four of their six games at Lumen Field and a 2-1 home win seems a reasonable correct score prediction. The Sounders scored on average exactly two goals per-game at home and concede just over one, while Portland’s stats mirror those as they score exactly one goal per game on the road and concede just over two.