Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Portland Timbers
1 – 1
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Thu 5 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Cristian Espinoza
Jose Van Rankin 29' Y
Eryk Williamson 85' Y
Yimmi Chara 90' Y
Diego Chara 90' Y
Diego Chara 90' R
Diego Valeri 90' Y
Y 90' Shea Salinas
Larrys Mabiala 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
31 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–4 L
25 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
18 Jul FC Dallas H 1–0 W
02 Jul Austin FC A 1–4 L
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
31 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
25 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
22 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
18 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–2 D

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' And we are off! Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Espinoza is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — Yellow card on 15.
  • 20' 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.
  • 24' What a moment for Javier Lopez! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 29' Jose Van Rankin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Matias Almeyda might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Steve Clark is withdrawn and Aljaz Ivacic gets his opportunity.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 46 minute. Javier Lopez leaves to be changed by Jackson Yueill.
  • 51' What composure from Felipe Mora! The Chile international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Sebastian Blanco on 60 minute.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Fierro made 287 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 73' Marcos Lopez is replacing Luciano Abecasis for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
  • 78' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Florian Jungwirth as he leaves the pitch. Andres Rios steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 83' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Cristian Espinoza is withdrawn and Chris Wondolowski gets his opportunity.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Eryk Williamson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Yimmi Chara argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Preston Judd 5
Felipe Mora 4
Evander 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 3
Cristian Espinoza 3
Diego Valeri 3

Head to Head

2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers 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

Portland Timbers Form

2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-02 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-07-25 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-18 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers46% Draw25% San Jose Earthquakes29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
71%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
54%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers33% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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