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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

11
4
4
Portland Timbers 19 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
#23 Position #18
24 Points 33
18 Played 18
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
33 Scored 37
33 Conceded 24
+0 GD +13
1.33 PPG 1.83
39% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dairon Asprilla suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Tarbell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Magnus Eriksson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' 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.
  • Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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
Felipe Mora 4
Preston Judd 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 3
Cristian Espinoza 3
Diego Valeri 3
Dairon Asprilla 3
Evander 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
1.63 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers47% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
71%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
53%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers30% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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