Major League Soccer’s choice to limit travel distance in the face of COVID-19 has meant regional rivals facing each other more than usual. For the league’s most famous rivalry, the Portland Timbers’ with Seattle Sounders FC, that led three meetings in 31 days, a stretch that began at Providence Park on August 23 and will culminate on Wednesday in Goose Hollow (7pm PT, FOX 12 PLUS (KPDX)).
“When you look at how Seattle is playing, obviously it is a team that we respect and a team that has had a lot of success,” Timbers forward Jeremy Ebobisse said, describing an opponent that sits on top of MLS’s Western Conference.