Thursday , 2 July 2026

Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
3 – 0
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Mon 12 Oct 2020 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'
Eryk Williamson 18' Y
Marco Farfan 29' Y
Y 69' Tanner Beason
Y 79' Andres Rios

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

11
4
4
Portland Timbers 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
08 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 6–3 W
28 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
24 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
20 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 6–1 W
17 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 1–1 D
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
08 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
04 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
28 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–1 W
24 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 0–5 L
20 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–6 L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes
#28 Position #17
14 Points 32
14 Played 15
4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
22 Scored 34
28 Conceded 15
-6 GD +19
1.00 PPG 2.13
29% Win % 67%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Portland Timbers have kicked off against San Jose Earthquakes. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Portland Timbers 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.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Matias Almeyda will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Diego Chara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 18' Eryk Williamson is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Marco Farfan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Matias Almeyda might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' GOAL! Jaroslaw Niezgoda fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' What a strike from Jaroslaw Niezgoda! The score is 2-0.
  • 57' It looks surprising San Jose Earthquakes does not make any changes. Tomas Conechny has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replaced by Felipe Mora.
  • 65' Shea Salinas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Thompson at the 65 minute mark.
  • 69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tanner Beason.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Conechny. He replaces Diego Valeri on 74 minute.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Andres Rios. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 84' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 86' Felipe Mora makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Portland Timbers are in front.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Renzo Zambrano on, Marvin Loria off on 88 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portland Timbers players.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-08 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-09-28 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-24 Colorado Rapids SC 5–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers50% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
50%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers33% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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