Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers Preview 09/07/2022

Seattle Sounders vs Portland Timbers – 09/07/2022

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Seattle Sounders might be aiming to hold on their incredible run up within the MLS this weekend after they welcome Portland Timbers to the Lumen Area with them not too long ago getting again within the win column.

The Sounders have been experiencing certainly one of their worst ever seasons within the MLS as not too long ago as simply 4 weeks in the past, with them sitting thirteenth within the Western Convention and with little or no hope they’d be capable to rocket themselves in direction of the playoffs.

Nevertheless, a incredible run of kind that is seen them lose simply as soon as of their previous six video games does now put them up into seventh and within the Western Convention playoffs. Their solely loss inside this time got here towards the high-flying Jap Convention aspect, Montreal, in a 2-1 loss on the Lumen Area.

What has been spectacular above all from Seattle is their gorgeous targets distinction up to now few weeks. They’ve managed to beat the likes of Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0, Sporting Kansas Metropolis 3-0, and Toronto 2-0 in latest weeks, with even a 1-1 draw towards Los Angeles FC being a optimistic consequence for the Seattle-based aspect.

Higher but for the Sounders, in addition they have a recreation in hand on most of these round them, which suggests ought to they continue to be within the win column and get all three factors in that recreation, they’re going to discover themselves shifting up into as excessive as fifth within the desk and proper behind third-placed Actual Salt Lake.

Not fairly the identical may be mentioned for Portland, though they do discover themselves simply three factors behind Seattle and so they might subsequently swap locations with them within the playoffs ought to they win right here and different outcomes go of their favour.

However, nonetheless, they’ve performed essentially the most video games within the division to date with 19 on the board, and it means destiny is out of their very own palms with regard to getting again into the highest seven, and so they should hope others round them drop factors within the forthcoming weeks.

The Timbers did handle to beat Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids up to now two weeks, however with losses to San Jose Earthquakes, Philadelphia Union, Inter Miami, and attracts with each LA Galaxy and Nashville, they sit with just one win since their gorgeous 7-2 victory over Sporting KC again in Might.

Forebet predicts a victory for Seattle right here, and for the sport to see over 2.5 targets with the Sounders nonetheless sitting as one of many MLS’ most in-form sides.