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Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders in conference play

Austin faces the Seattle Sounders in conference play

Seattle Sounders FC (2-5-4, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (2-5-4, 12th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 4:45 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Seattle +153, Portland +167, Draw +232; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders square off in Western Conference action.

The Timbers are 1-3-2 in Western Conference play. Felipe Mora paces the top-scoring squad in Western Conference action with four goals. The Timbers have a conference-high 20 goals.

The Sounders are 0-4-4 in Western Conference games. The Sounders rank sixth in the Western Conference with 54 shots on goal, averaging 4.9 per game.

The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mora has scored four goals for the Timbers. Evander has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

Raul Ruidiaz has scored six goals for the Sounders. Jordan Morris has one goal and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 1-5-4, averaging 1.6 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 3.0 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game.

Sounders: 2-4-4, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.6 shots on goal and 7.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Marvin Loria (injured), Evander (injured), Diego Chara (injured).

Sounders: Reed Baker-Whiting (injured), Braudilio Rodrigues (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Nathan Cardoso (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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