Mora and the Portland Timbers host the Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders FC (7-6-3, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Timbers (6-8-3, 11th in the Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10:45 p.m. EDT

LINE: Portland +111, Seattle +197, Draw +281; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Felipe Mora leads the Portland Timbers into a matchup with the Seattle Sounders after scoring two goals against Real Salt Lake.

The Timbers are 5-7-2 against Western Conference opponents. Kevin Kelsy leads the eighth-ranked scoring team in the MLS with eight goals. The Timbers have scored 31.

The Sounders are 7-5-3 against conference opponents. The Sounders are ninth in the Western Conference drawing 80 corner kicks, averaging 5.0 per game.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Timbers won the last meeting 5-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kelsy has eight goals and one assist for the Timbers. Cole Bassett has three goals over the past 10 games.

Paul Rothrock has five goals and one assist for the Sounders. Jesus Ferreira has two goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Timbers: 16-9-5, averaging 6.0 goals, 16.5 shots on goal and 18.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.8 goals per game.

Sounders: 11-11-8, averaging 3.9 goals, 14.1 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 5.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Timbers: Gage Guerra (injured), Kevin Kelsy (injured), Zac Mcgraw (injured), Juan David Mosquera Lopez (injured), Omir Fernandez (injured).

Sounders: Ryan Sailor (injured), Nikola Petkovic (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Alex Roldan (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Jordan Morris (injured), Kim Kee-Hee (injured).

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