Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 2 August 2026 · Providence Park, Portland · referee J. Dickerson · full time
Full time: Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders
Portland Timbers beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 in MLS on Sunday 2 August 2026 at Providence Park. The goals: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 27', Kevin Kelsy 41', Brandon Bye 82'.
How Portland Timbers won it
Seattle Sounders struck first through Kalani Kossa-Rienzi in the 27th minute. Portland Timbers levelled at 1-1 in the 41st minute through Kevin Kelsy, set up by Kristoffer Velde. Portland Timbers turned it round: Brandon Bye made it 2-1 in the 82nd minute, set up by David Da Costa.
It was 1-1 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, J. Dickerson, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Portland Timbers and 2 to Seattle Sounders.
Portland Timbers: M. Cifuentes Corvillo, 4-1-4-1 · Seattle Sounders: B. Schmetzer, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.16 for Portland Timbers and 2.00 for Seattle Sounders.
Seattle Sounders left about 1.0 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Seattle Sounders created the better chances, 2.00 xG to 1.16, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Portland Timbers had 5 shots on target, Seattle Sounders 3.
Portland Timbers had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Portland Timbers came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.9 a match, with 1.51 expected goals for and 1.40 against, and had won 32% of their matches.
Seattle Sounders came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.3 a match, with 1.46 expected goals for and 1.53 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders: the match in numbers
| Portland Timbers | Match statistics | Seattle Sounders |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Ball possession | 47% |
| 1.16 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.00 |
| 14 | Total shots | 16 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 489 | Total passes | 434 |
| 87% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Tackles | 18 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (Seattle Sounders), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.
Portland Timbers
- Brandon Bye 7.8 1 goal
- Kristoffer Velde 7.7 1 assist
- Diego Chará 7.6
- Kevin Kelsy 7.5 1 goal
- David Da Costa 7.5 1 assist
Seattle Sounders
- Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 7.9 1 goal
- Nouhou 7.2
- Jesús Ferreira 7.0
- Albert Rusnák 7.0
- Snyder Brunell 6.7
The lowest-rated starter was Paul Rothrock at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Portland Timbers: St. Louis City vs Portland Timbers Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Seattle Sounders: Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders
What was the score in Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders?
Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders (half-time 1-1), MLS, Sunday 2 August 2026.
Who scored in Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders?
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 27', Kevin Kelsy 41', Brandon Bye 82'.
Did Moneyball predict Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders?
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders?
J. Dickerson.
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