Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
Date: Saturday, 27th May 2017
Kick off at 19:30 UK/ 20:30 CET
Venue: CenturyLink Field.
Portland Timbers are heading into a rivalry matchup in poor shape. Not only is the match on the road but Portland have struggled in their last few matches.
Portland fell apart at Montreal after facing a bit of adversity - an early penalty kick. Diego Chara’s red card hurt the team after and will hurt the team this time around.
Seattle have the firepower to put some goals past Portland keeper Jake Gleason.
Seattle did well to get a win over Real Salt Lake by 1-0, snapping their three-match losing streak.
Playing at home will help Seattle immensely. Their confidence will be strong and will have the club playing at a high level from the start. Seattle Sounders will win the match.
Seattle Sounders
Brian Schmetzer can breathe easier after his team managed to finally keep a clean sheet last weekend.
The Sounders have previously conceded seven goals in back-to-back losses to Chicago Fire and Sporting KC.
It is pretty tough to imagine the continuation of such poor shale from the team which has the likes of Clint Dempsey and Nicolas Lodeiro in its squad.
Portland Timbers
Portland were off to a dream start of the new season in Major League Soccer, but they suddenly lost the chemistry in the defense.
The poor performances at the back caused Caleb Porter’s side to stay win-less in four straight league fixtures.
The latest of the failures came last Saturday when the Timbers conceded as many as four in a devastating loss to Montreal Impact on the road.
Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers: Head to head
Goals are guaranteed if we are to judge by the most recent head to head clashes between the two teams.
Each of their last six meetings ended with the option of both teams scoring & Over 2.5 goals.
It is also interesting to mention that each of the last five matches saw home wins.
Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers: Prediction
Portland showed plenty of holes in the defensive line and it is something the likes of Nicolas Lodeiro and Clint Dempsey simply must take advantage of.
The hosts will be super motivated to back up the win over Real Salt Lake and we have no other option but to take Seattle to claim three points at 5/6 as the top betting option.
Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers: Bet Tips
The first bet is Seattle to win at 1.80 with Betfair.
You can alternatively take Clint Dempsey to score anytime at 2.25 odds.
