Centurylink field plays host to a massive occasion on Sunday, when Seattle Sounders takes on the Portland Timbers of Heineken Rivalry Week in MLS. This two teams are striving for the playoff position in the Western Conference with just eight games left out for each team.
In their last seven matches Seattle Sounders fall off their sixth defeat- block out for a fifth time in that span – in their 2-0 loss at Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening.
The Timbers come into the fixture undefeated for Four consecutive games ,extending their streak at Providence Park to nine, coming back to 2-2 draw against Houston Dynamo on Friday. Lucas Melano scored his first MLS Goal, netting the late equalizer.
In MLS this season and the third in league play, Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers coming face to face for a fourth time. Clint Dempsey scored the game’s only goal to lead the Sounders to a 1-0 win April 26 in Seattle. On June 28, Fanendo Adi scored two goals to lead the Timbers to a 4-1 win at Providence Park – the three-goal victory equaling Portland’s largest margin of victory against the Sounders since a 3-0 win on June 11, 1977, at Civic Stadium.
In a US Open Cup third-round match which was on June 17 at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash, when this clubs faced down, a new chapter had been written off in this rivalry, with the Timbers taking a 3-1 victory in the extra time in a indomitable encounter as the Sounders had four players sent off.
In MLS regular season play, The Timbers have never won in Seattle, the Sounders now with a 4-0-2 league record in games at CenturyLink Field. But the Timbers did win there in the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2013
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— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) August 30, 2015
The Portland Timbers get set to play the Seattle Sounders at CenturyLink Field in downtown Seattle at 2 IST.Team News
Seattle facing the several injury concerns ahead of this ones. Andreas Correa, Andy Craven, Damion Lowe and Chad Barrett are all out and Osvaldo Alonso, Leonardo Gonzalez and Clint Dempsey remain doubtful but could feature. Obafemi Martins is fit and will start in attack.
Portland will be playing without Diego Chara as midfielder assist a one-game suspension following a red card last time out. The Timbers' only injury worry is Ben Zemanski as he remains out with a torn ACL. Fanendo Adi and Lucas Melano will be battling for the starting striker role.
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Seattle Sounders’ last five in MLS: L/L/L/W/L
Portland Timbers’ last five in MLS: L/D/W/W/D
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