Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders

Major League Soccer 2026 Matchweek 18 · 2 Aug 2026

Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders in the Major League Soccer 2026.

At Providence Park, Portland.

Referee: Joseph Dickerson, USA.

Portland Timbers beat Seattle Sounders 2–1. K. Kossa-Rienzi opened the scoring for Seattle Sounders after 27 minutes. B. Bye made it 2–1 after 82 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

Portland Timbers: K. Kelsy 41', B. Bye 82'
Seattle Sounders: K. Kossa-Rienzi 27'

Portland Timbers starting lineup (4-1-4-1)

41 J. Pantemis (G)
5 B. Bye (D)
20 F. Surman (D)
4 K. Miller (D)
27 J. Fory (D)
21 D. Chara (M)
7 A. Lassiter (M)
17 C. Bassett (M)
10 D. Da Costa (M)
99 K. Velde (M)
19 K. Kelsy (F)

Seattle Sounders starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

26 A. Thomas (G)
17 P. Arriola (D)
20 Kim Kee-Hee (D)
39 S. Hawkins (D)
5 Nouhou (D)
37 S. Brunell (M)
45 P. Kingston (M)
9 J. Ferreira (M)
11 A. Rusnak (M)
14 P. Rothrock (M)
95 O. De Rosario (F)

Match events

7′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, K. Kossa-Rienzi, P. Arriola
25′ Seattle Sounders: Yellow Card, Peter Kingston
27′ Seattle Sounders: Normal Goal, K. Kossa-Rienzi
30′ Portland Timbers: Yellow Card, Kamal Miller
41′ Portland Timbers: Normal Goal, K. Kelsy, K. Velde
45+5′ Portland Timbers: Yellow Card, Kevin Kelsy
46′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, S. Gomez, P. Kingston
65′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, Antony, A. Lassiter
71′ Seattle Sounders: Yellow Card, Sebastian Gomez
73′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, A. Roldan, Kim Kee-Hee
73′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, D. Musovski, O. De Rosario
82′ Portland Timbers: Normal Goal, B. Bye, D. Da Costa
84′ Seattle Sounders: Substitution, A. Lopez
88′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, J. Caicedo, C. Bassett
88′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, I. Smith, K. Kelsy
90+4′ Portland Timbers: Substitution, O. Fernandez, K. Velde

Match statistics

Statistic	Portland Timbers	Seattle Sounders
Total Shots	14	16
Shots on Goal	5	4
Ball Possession	53%	47%
Expected goals	1.71	1.22
Corner Kicks	4	5
Fouls	7	12
Passes accurate	423	350
Goalkeeper Saves	2	3

Portland Timbers before this match

vs Real Salt Lake 2–1 (Real Salt Lake) · Matchweek 17, 26 Jul 2026
vs FC Dallas 2–2 (FC Dallas) · Matchweek 16, 23 Jul 2026
at Seattle Sounders 5–1 (Seattle Sounders) · Matchweek 16, 17 Jul 2026
vs San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 (San Jose Earthquakes) · Matchweek 15, 24 May 2026
at Inter Miami 0–2 (Inter Miami) · Matchweek 14, 17 May 2026

Seattle Sounders before this match

at Philadelphia Union 0–1 (Philadelphia Union) · Matchweek 17, 25 Jul 2026
at Austin 1–3 (Austin) · Matchweek 16, 23 Jul 2026
vs Portland Timbers 1–5 (Portland Timbers) · Matchweek 16, 17 Jul 2026
at Los Angeles FC 0–1 (Los Angeles FC) · Matchweek 15, 25 May 2026
vs Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 (Los Angeles Galaxy) · Matchweek 14, 17 May 2026