Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .
- Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
- San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ted Unkel
- Referee Mike Kampmeinert
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Felisha Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Jun | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 24 Jun | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–1 | D |
| 27 May | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Jul | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 3–3 | D |
| 24 Jun | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–1 | D |
| 14 Jun | New England Revolution | H | 2–2 | D |
| 10 Jun | Los Angeles FC | H | 3–4 | L |
| 03 Jun | Chicago Fire FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Portland Timbers | San Jose Earthquakes | |
|---|---|---|
| #22 | Position | #19 |
| 46 | Points | 52 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 13 / 7 / 14 | W / D / L | 14 / 10 / 10 |
| 62 | Scored | 57 |
| 61 | Conceded | 51 |
| +1 | GD | +6 |
| 1.35 | PPG | 1.53 |
| 38% | Win % | 41% |
Key Stats
70%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
65%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
9%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
21%
Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
San Jose Earthquakes this season
Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
14/7
16-30
6/7
31-45
6/7
46-60
7/8
61-75
6/3
76+
10/16
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Portland Timbers
| Kristoffer Velde | 12 G | 6 A |
| Ariel Lassiter | 9 G | 4 A |
| Kevin Kelsy | 9 G | 2 A |
San Jose Earthquakes
| Preston Judd | 17 G | 3 A |
| Ousseni Bouda | 7 G | 1 A |
| Timo Werner | 6 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. san jose earthquakes kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Diego Valeri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Colombia international Dairon Asprilla has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 20' san jose earthquakes is showing some good football. However, san jose earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' portland timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined san jose earthquakes backline.
- 35' It looks surprising portland timbers does not make any changes. Vako Qazaishvili has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' It is a cagey affair so far. portland timbers in their trying to find a way past san jose earthquakes's compact .
- 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both portland timbers and san jose earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 55' portland timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' san jose earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 65' san jose earthquakes seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering san jose earthquakes that had 298 games and scored 448 goals.
- 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 80' Diego Chara has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 85' portland timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against san jose earthquakes's shape.
- 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. portland timbers and san jose earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- The points are shared — portland timbers 2-1 san jose earthquakes. Honours even.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
-
99
Samuel Armenteros ↓ Fanendo Adi 77'
- 2
- 21
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 16
- 33
- 18
- 27
- 10
Bench
- 20
- 11
- 90
- 25
-
14
Andres Flores ↑ 79'
-
5
Vytautas Andriuskevicius ↑ 85'
-
9
Fanendo Adi ↑ 77'
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
San Jose Earthquakes Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 20
-
9
Danny Hoesen ↓ Quincy Amarikwa 33'
-
7
Magnus Eriksson ↓ Jahmir Hyka 74'
- 11
- 28
- 24
- 8
- 23
- 15
-
89
Kevin Partida ↓ Shea Salinas 23'
Bench
-
6
Shea Salinas ↑ 23'
-
10
Jahmir Hyka ↑ 74'
- 30
- 14
- 12
-
25
Quincy Amarikwa ↑ 33'
- 27
Coach
Mikael Stahre
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Preston Judd | 5 |
| Yimmi Chara | 5 |
| Felipe Mora | 4 |
| Jaroslaw Niezgoda | 3 |
| Cristian Espinoza | 3 |
| Diego Valeri | 3 |
| Dairon Asprilla | 3 |
| Evander | 3 |
Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2018-07-08
Portland Timbers
2–1
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2018-06-30
Seattle Sounders FC
2–3
Portland Timbers
W
2018-06-24
Atlanta United FC
1–1
Portland Timbers
D
2018-06-10
Portland Timbers
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-06-02
Portland Timbers
1–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2018-05-27
Colorado Rapids SC
2–3
Portland Timbers
W
San Jose Earthquakes Form
2018-07-08
Portland Timbers
2–1
San Jose Earthquakes
L
2018-07-01
San Jose Earthquakes
3–3
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2018-06-24
Real Salt Lake
1–1
San Jose Earthquakes
D
2018-06-14
San Jose Earthquakes
2–2
New England Revolution
D
2018-06-10
San Jose Earthquakes
3–4
Los Angeles FC
L
2018-06-03
Chicago Fire FC
2–1
San Jose Earthquakes
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26
San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portland Timbers win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
76%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
48%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | San Jose Earthquakes covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 14% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 21% | 53% |
| -0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 15% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

