Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Portland Timbers
2 – 0
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
Thu 28 Oct 2021 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Andres Rios
Y 19' Javier Lopez
Cristhian Paredes 20' Y
Diego Chara 27' Y
Y 50' Eric Remedi
Dairon Asprilla 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
24 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
21 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–3 L
17 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
03 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 1–0 W
30 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–1 W
San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–2 L
24 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
21 Oct Austin FC H 4–0 W
16 Oct Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
03 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L
30 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–3 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' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome San Jose Earthquakes for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
  • 5' Cristhian Paredes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 37 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' That is a Yellow card for San Jose Earthquakes. Andres Rios will be fuming at that decision.
  • 20' Cristhian Paredes is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 34' Magnificent from Yimmi Chara! That is 25 goals in 475 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 39' San Jose Earthquakes started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' 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 Chris Wondolowski suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Marcos Lopez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Thompson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Eric Remedi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' Dairon Asprilla adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Dairon Asprilla is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 60' Chris Wondolowski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eric Remedi on 60 minute.
  • 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' George Fochive gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Sebastian Blanco comes on to replace Santiago Moreno.
  • 83' Cristian Espinoza is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Marvin Loria on 85 minute.
  • 90' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes (для сухой ничьи).

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
Dairon Asprilla 3
Evander 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 3
Preston Judd 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 3
Cristian Espinoza 3

Head to Head

2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 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

Portland Timbers Form

2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-21 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-03 Portland Timbers 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-24 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-21 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Austin FC W 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-09-30 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.12 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers56% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes22%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
78%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
44%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers39% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes21%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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