After a few years of the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers meeting each other at odd times in their seasons, the longtime rivals face off on relatively equal footing and similar places in the standings. The Timbers have lost just once in their last 10 games, while the Sounders are 4-1-1 in their past six. A win could push the Timbers as high as second in the Western Conference, while the Sounders can jump as high as third.

Both teams are coming off midweek road games, but rotated significantly. The Timbers tied RSL 0-0 and the Sounders lost to LAFC 4-0.

Neither team is at completely full strength, but they are close enough that it shouldn’t be an obvious issue.

Notes

• The Sounders and Timbers have played one another 40 times in the MLS regular season, splitting those games 15-15-10.
• This will be the 123rd all-time meeting in the clubs’ history that dates back to 1975.
• Albert Rusnák is two goals away from becoming just the second player in MLS history to record at least 25 goals and 25 assists for two different teams.

Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension

Sounders

OUT: Paul Arriola - Knee; Jordan Morris - Hamstring; Jackson Ragen - Hamstring

Timbers

OUT: Kevin Kelsy - Lower Body; Zac McGraw - Back; James Pantemis - Leg

QUESTIONABLE: Diego Chara - Lower Body

Recent form

Sounders: 🅻🆆🆆🅳🆆
Timbers: 🅳🆆🅻🆆🅳

Kit matchup

Officials

Ref: Rosendo Mendoza; AR1: Corey Parker; AR2: Kyle Atkins; 4th: Malik Badawi; VAR: Armando Villarreal; AVAR: Jonathan Johnson

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How to Watch

Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, 6:30 PM PT

Venue: Providence Park, Portland

Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Max Bretos & Brian Dunseth)

Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Sergio Ruiz & Walter Roque)

National TV English: FS1 (Josh Appel & Ricky Lopez-Espin)

National TV Spanish: Fox Deportes

Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson, Brad Evans & Michelle Ludtka)

Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)

Is this game available to stream for free? Yes

Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? No