Head Coach Brian Schmetzer reveals his lineup for tonight's rivalry match on the road against the Portland Timbers (6:30 p.m. PT; Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, FREE on Apple TV+, FS1, FOX Deportes, 93.3 KJR FM, El Rey 1360AM) at Providence Park. Here is the Delta Starting XI:
LINEUP NOTES:
- Head Coach Brian Schmetzer makes eight changes from the Sounders' 4-0 loss at LAFC in midweek, with Stefan Frei, Kim Kee-hee, Alex Roldan, Cristian Roldan, Obed Vargas, Albert Rusnák, Ryan Kent and Danny Musovski coming in for Andrew Thomas, Jon Bell, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Danny Leyva, João Paulo, Pedro de la Vega, Paul Rothrock and Osaze De Rosario.
- Seattle enters the match in sixth place in the Western Conference with 19 points. Portland is in fourth place with 22 points.
- Sounders FC and the Timbers have faced off 40 times in the regular season since Portland joined MLS in 2011, with the two sides even with a 15-15-10 record. The clubs played to a 1-1-1 mark last year in the regular-season series. Dating back to 1975, Seattle and Portland have met 122 times in all competitions, with Seattle leading the all-time series 57-47-18.
