Seattle Sounders play the Portland Timbers in conference play

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Portland Timbers (4-8-2, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (7-3-3, sixth in the Western Conference)

Seattle; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Seattle -218, Portland +454, Draw +384; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Portland Timbers take on the Seattle Sounders in Western Conference play.

The Sounders are 7-3-3 in conference matchups. The Sounders have a 39-23 record in matches decided by one goal.

The Timbers are 3-7-1 in Western Conference games. The Timbers are 9-0-0 when they score at least three goals.

Thursday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Rothrock has scored four goals and added one assist for the Sounders. Jesus Ferreira has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Kevin Kelsy has scored five goals with one assist for the Timbers. Kristoffer Velde has three goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 17-5-8, averaging 3.9 goals, 14.1 shots on goal and 16.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

Timbers: 13-10-7, averaging 4.8 goals, 14.1 shots on goal and 11.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.1 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Ryan Sailor (injured), Nikola Petkovic (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Paul Arriola (injured).

Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Jose Caicedo (injured), Omir Fernandez (injured), Diego Chara (injured).

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