The Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers will play the first of three games regular season games this Saturday. This will be the first meeting since Seattle won MLS Cup. This will also be the first time that both teams will square off with a star above their crest.
The Timbers come into CenturyLink Field licking their wounds after a 4-1 beatdown by the Montreal Impact. The Sounders are coming off their first win in a month, with their 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Portland sits in fifth place (with 18 points in 12 games played, good for 1.