The Seattle Sounders will host the Portland Timbers in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. They’ll be looking to end a rather ignominious streak of failure against their biggest rivals that stretches all the way back to 2017. Both teams could use wins pretty badly. Let’s see how it shapes up:

One key stat

4 — The Timbers come into this match riding a four-game winning streak against the Sounders, which includes two straight wins at Lumen Field. In fact, the Timbers have a six-game unbeaten streak (5 wins) at Lumen Field.

What Sounders will try to do

While the Sounders offense has been struggling to score goals for the better part of the last two months, their defense remains elite.