PORTLAND, Ore. – Seattle Sounders FC 2 will look to build on a big victory in its last outing when it heads to face Cascadia rival the Portland Timbers 2 on Thursday night at Providence Park. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT.

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Portland Timbers 2 news and notes

• Current record: 2-17-3, 9pts

• Portland fell 1-0 to Sacramento Republic FC on Sunday afternoon in its last outing, keeping the side nine points adrift at the bottom of the Western Conference.

• T2 outshot Republic FC 14-11 for the game, but Wilson Kneeshaw’s early goal for the visitors stood as the winner as T2 lost a second consecutive outing.

• Goalkeeper Kendall McIntosh remains the USL’s leader in saves with 74 this season. McIntosh is averaging 4.6 saves per 90 minutes, and has a .698 save percentage.

• Portland’s 7,487 completed passes this season are good for sixth in the USL. The side has averaged 54 percent possession in 2017.

Seattle Sounders FC 2 news and notes

• Current record: 8-13-2, 26pts

• Seattle broke a six-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 on Sunday to boost its hopes of a postseason berth.

• Irvin Parra recorded a goal and assist in the victory, moving to six goals on the season for S2, while Zach Mathers added his team-leading ninth goal.

• S2 enters Thursday night’s contest three points back of eighth-place OKC Energy FC in the Western Conference, but has only nine games remaining in the regular season.

• Mathers has recorded 29 key passes this season, putting him in the Top 20 in the USL in that category.

Series Notes

• S2 has won both of the previous meetings this season, and has won nine out of 10 meetings since the series began.

Squads

• Portland – GK: Wade Hamilton, Christian Herrera, Kendall McIntosh, Kash Oladapo; D: Michael Amick, Zarek Valentin, Lamar Batista, Kyle Bjornethun, Rennico Clarke, Amobi Okugo, Shaquille Jimenez, Max Ornstil; M: Carlos Anguiano, Victor Arboleda, Jack Barmby, Villyan Bijev, Russell Cicerone, Tomas Granitto, Ben Zemanski, Terrell Lowe, Omar Mohamed, Bill Tuiloma, Adrian Villegas, Akil Watts; F: Gio Calixtro, Jeremy Ebobisse, Augustine Williams

• Seattle – GK: Bryan Meredith, Tyler Miller, Sam Fowler; D: Brian Nana-Sinkam, Denso Ulysse, Khai Brisco, Oniel Fisher, Nouhou Tolo, Tony Alfaro, Rodrigue Ele, Sam Rogers, Christian Koontz; M: Lorenzo Ramos, Francisco Narbon, Ray Saari, Calum Mallace, Jordy Delem, Zach Mathers, Charles Renken, Henry Wingo, Shandon Hopeau, Guy Serge Edoa; F: David Olsen, Javorn Stevens, Seyi Adekoya, Irvin Parra, Felix Chenkam

Discipline

• Portland – Suspended: Harold Hanson; Accumulation warning: Rennico Clarke

• Seattle – None

Officials

• REF: MICHAEL RADCHUK

• AR1: Christian Clerc

• AR2: CJ Koll

• 4TH: Benjamin Warren

Game hashtag:

• #PORvSEA

Twitter social handles

• Portland Timbers 2 – @TimbersFC2

• Seattle Sounders FC 2 – @SoundersFC2