Portland Timbers at Seattle Sounders 06-03-23 MLS Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Sounders host the Portland Timbers on Saturday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Seattle is first in the conference table at 8-2-6 on 26 points with a goal difference of +7. Seattle has played three more matches than second place St Louis and is only one point clear of the expansion side. The Seattle Sounders were defeated at home by the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on Wednesday and have lost three of the last four matches in MLS play. 

Seattle has lost three of its last four matches at home after falling to San Jose on Wednesday. Seattle has lost three of four at home across all competitions for the first time since 2016. Jordan Morris is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with nine while two others have scored two goals each. Leo Chu is the leader in assists with six, while Nicolas Lodeiro has five.

Portland is 10th in the conference table at 4-4-7 on 16 points with a goal difference of -5. Portland was defeated on the road last Sunday by Sporting Kansas City 4-1 and did not play midweek like most of the other MLS clubs did. Portland is winless in each of its last three matches in MLS action while scoring a total of just one goal over that period while being held scoreless by Minnesota and Real Salt Lake.

Portland has taken 16 points through its first 15 matches to begin the season which is equal to the second fewest in club history at this point of the season. Portland has been defeated in each of its last two matches in MLS action after losing just two of its previous nine in league play. Evander is the leading goal scorer for Portland with four and Santiago Moreno is the leader in assists with five.