It's early in the Cascadia Cup race, with seven games still left to play in the 2014 MLS season between the Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps. None of the three teams have been able to find three points as both matches have resulted in draws, including a wild 4-4 fixture on Apr. 5 between the Timbers and the Sounders.
The Sounders currently sit atop the table, having played both the Timbers and Whitecaps. Heading into Sunday's match against Vancouver (6:00pm PT, ROOT SPORTS), the Timbers sit in second place (ahead on goals scored tie breaker) and have a chance to grab the lead with a victory on their home pitch.
<br> |
<br><strong>Team</strong> |
<br><strong>Points</strong> |
<br><strong>Played</strong> |
<br><strong>W</strong> |
<br><strong>L</strong> |
<br><strong>D</strong> |
<br><strong>GF</strong> |
<br><strong>GA</strong> |
<br><strong>GD</strong> |
<img alt="" src="https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/seattle_150.png" style="width: 25px; height: 25px;"> |
Sounders |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
<img alt="" src="https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/PortlandTimbersMLSLogo.png" style="width: 25px; height: 25px;"> |
Timbers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
<img alt="" src="https://portland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/mp6/vancouver_150.png" style="width: 25px; height: 37px;"> |
Whitecaps |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Remaining Cascadia Cup Schedule:
- 6.1.14 - Portland vs. Vancouver (Providence Park, ROOT Sports)
- 7.5.14 - Vancouver vs. Seattle (BC Place, TSN2)
- 7.13.14 - Seattle vs. Portland (CenturyLink Field, ESPN2)
- 8.24.14 - Portland vs. Seattle (Providence Park, ESPN2)
- 8.30.14 - Vancouver vs. Portland (BC Place, ROOT Sports)
- 9.20.14 - Portland vs. Vancouver (Providence Park, NBCSN)
- 10.10.14 - Seattle vs. Vancouver (CenturyLink Field, NBCSN)
Scoring:
- All 9 regular season MLS matches between the three clubs will be included.
- 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
- Team with the MOST POINTS after all matches is the winner.
Tiebreakers:
1.) Greater number of points earned in matches between the teams concerned
2.) Greater goal difference in matches between the teams concerned
3.) Greater number of goals scored in matches between the teams concerned
4.) Reapply first three criteria if two or more teams are still tied
5.) Greater goal difference in all cup matches
6.) Greater number of goals scored in all cup matches
7.) Smaller number of disciplinary points in all cup matches (yellow = 1 point, red = 2 points)
