Two teams in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a match between the Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders. The first-division clash scheduled for 7 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 Fox Sports 1.
What They're Saying
Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter (via MLS): "If we hadn't played well in the last four league games then I would be more worried, but our performances have been good so this game [against LA] becomes one game that we throw away and move on, and if we get three points versus Seattle then we are still in great shape."
Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid: "We only have one forward, so it changes your attacking line. You have to play one forward and we're playing with six midfielders, or five midfielders in essence, so we're asking Marco Pappa to play a different role and play underneath a striker. Does he get high enough? He's not always comfortable enough in that role."
Projected Lineups
Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1): Kwarasey; Villafana, Paparatto, Borchers, Powell; Chara, Jewsbury; Wallace, Valeri, Nagbe; Urruti
Seattle Sounders (4-2-3-1): Frei; Remick, Scott, Ockford, Fisher; Azira, Pineda; Kovar, Pappa, Roldan; Neagle
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 32 | |||
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 29 | |||
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 27 | |||
| 5 | FC Dallas | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 26 | |||
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 25 | |||
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 25 | |||
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 22 | |||
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 20 | |||
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DC United | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 35 | |||
| 2 | New England Revolution | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 24 | |||
| 3 | Toronto FC | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 23 | |||
| 4 | Orlando City SC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 21 | |||
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Philadelphia Union | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Impact Montreal | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 18 | |||
| 9 | New York City FC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 17 | |||
| 10 | Chicago Fire | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 14 |
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