TUKWILA, Wash. — Each soccer game is different. Preferred tactics for both teams may only last a few minutes. What makes this meeting between the Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers so important is not just the rivalry, not just the Cascadia Cup, but the meeting between two of the strongest teams in the Western Conference. Though they are weakened by injury and absence it will be a solid display of soccer.
This is what you want to watch for while watching.
Starting lineup
Seattle is off next week, but that meant they played midweek.