Here are the notable notes for Sunday evening’s Sounders-Timbers match at CenturyLink Field:
- Alan Kelly is the referee, Adam Wienckowski and Kyle Atkins are his assistants and Juan Guzman is the fourth official.
- Dating back to the North American Soccer League days, this marks the 82nd all-time meeting between the Sounders and Timbers. Seattle holds a 42-29-10 edge, though Portland won the first matchup this season 3-1 at home last month.
- Portland, which currently occupies the sixth-and-final playoff-qualifying spot in the Western Conference, has a five point edge on ninth-place Seattle in the standings — though the Sounders do have two games in hand.