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Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Sun 8 Jul 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

11
4
5
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#26 Position #18
32 Points 45
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
48 Scored 49
51 Conceded 39
-3 GD +10
1.19 PPG 1.67
33% Win % 48%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dairon Asprilla, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Jimmy Ockford has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' The 35-year-old Danny Hoesen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mikael Stahre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yimmi Chara 5
Preston Judd 5
Felipe Mora 4
Diego Valeri 3
Dairon Asprilla 3
Evander 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 3

Head to Head

2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers

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
1.67 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers49% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
74%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
51%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers32% Draw44% San Jose Earthquakes24%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.