Two clubs in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers. The first-division clash scheduled for 5 p.m. ET will be held at Providence Park in Portland and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN2.
Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter had this to offer ahead of today's Cascadia Cup clash (via MLS's official website): "I like that fact that at the end of the year we're moving in a direction that's hopefully up, gaining momentum versus some teams that are going to have to fight off teams like us that are breathing down their necks."
"We've been playing with pretty much with that must-win—again not saying that every game is a must-win because you never know—but we've been playing that way since the beginning of the season, so it's no different," he added. "We're going to fight like hell to get three points in every game from here on out starting with Seattle; we're going to give everything we have."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Destined for a future in London, Seattle's DeAndre Yedlin enters today with an average of 1.1 key passes per match.
Portland Timbers' Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Ricketts; Harrington, Kah, Paparatto, Jewsbury; Johnson, Chara, Valeri; Zakuani, Adi, Nagbe
Seattle Sounders' Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Frei; Gonzalez, Traore, Marshall, Yedlin; Pappa, Alonso, Pineda, Evans; Martins, Dempsey
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 43 | |||
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 42 | |||
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 33 | |||
| 4 | Toronto FC | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 33 | |||
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 31 | |||
| 6 | New England Revolution | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 27 | |||
| 8 | Chicago Fire | 24 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 26 | |||
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 25 | |||
| 10 | Impact Montreal | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 17 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dallas | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 42 | |||
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 42 | |||
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 42 | |||
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 40 | |||
| 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 33 | |||
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 31 | |||
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 30 | |||
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 25 | |||
| 9 | Chivas USA | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 24 |
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