On the 9th of July, Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders will play a match in California in a clash of the Major League Soccer. 7th placed Seattle Sounders is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Toronto. Dylan Teves struck first for Seattle Sounders in the 39th minute, then Fredy Henkyer Montero Munoz added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Lodeiro Benitez At the end of 90 a dissapointed Toronto couldn’t manage to score, and Seattle Sounders took the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Seattle Sounders should be reasonably happy with their performance, while portland Timbers is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Nashville SC. Sean Davis scored the first goal for Nashville SC in the 19th minute, then Hany Mukhtar added another in the 57th minute on a feed from L. Haakenson. Portland Timbers is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Seattle Sounders won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 losss.
Jarosław Niezgoda has been the most prolific scorer on Portland Timbers in the last five matches with three goals. Both Ruidiaz Misitich and Jordan Morris have been the hottest scorers for Seattle Sounders in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.