Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 9 match between Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Seattle Sounders FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors Portland Timbers swing by on Friday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The Seattle Sounders FC enter the game ranked 6 in the Western Conference, while the Portland Timbers are 13 in the Western Conference.

Form: Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Seattle Sounders FC have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 3-2 victory against San Jose Earthquakes. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-2 against LA Galaxy, before handing over another win to Los Angeles FC in a 1-0 defeat. Seattle Sounders FC won four of their last six Major League Soccer matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded seven and scored 12 goals.

Portland Timbers Form

A draw is all that prevents Portland Timbers from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against CF Montreal as the match ended 2-2 before getting trounced against Inter Miami CF by a 2-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as San Jose Earthquakes won the game and the exact score was 1-3. Portland Timbers only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Major League Soccer. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 12 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jesus Ferreira, who is performing well for Seattle Sounders FC. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Portland Timbers.The visitors will be looking to Kevin Kelsy to find the net once again, after managing four Major League Soccer goals for Portland Timbers in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Seattle Sounders FC vs Portland Timbers

Full-time result

Seattle Sounders FC claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Portland Timbers won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing eight in this series of matches. Seattle Sounders FC have not lost to Portland Timbers in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Seattle Sounders FC scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Portland Timbers only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Seattle Sounders FC probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Friday, as Portland Timbers managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Seattle Sounders FC have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Portland Timbers.

Total goals

Seattle Sounders FC saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Portland Timbers, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves. Seattle Sounders FC conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.