Portland’s defense is weak. It’s just weaksauce.
Seattle’s Cascadia matches are coming fast, with two of their next three, and three of their next five, being against the NW rivals. The next two are against Portland, one per city. Each must be treated as six-point matches not just because they are a rival, or the Cascadia Cup (aka George), but because the Timbers must be knocked out of the playoff picture. At least below us in that picture. I could bore you with tactical things and blah blah blah with numbers, which is kind of my thing but instead I’ll excite you with them.