Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

11
4
5
Portland Timbers 20 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
#22 Position #19
46 Points 52
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 14 / 10 / 10
62 Scored 57
61 Conceded 51
+1 GD +6
1.35 PPG 1.53
38% Win % 41%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
21% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (52 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
7/10
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
6/5
61-75
10/4
76+
12/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
14/7
16-30
6/7
31-45
6/7
46-60
7/8
61-75
6/3
76+
10/16
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 17 G 3 A
Ousseni Bouda 7 G 1 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes has kicked off!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The travelling San Jose Earthquakes supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 19' Andres Rios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Cristhian Paredes on 20.
  • 25' Diego Chara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 27' Diego Chara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 32' 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.
  • 34' What a strike from Yimmi Chara! The score is 1-0.
  • 39' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
  • 46' Marcos Lopez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tommy Thompson on 46 minute.
  • 50' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Dairon Asprilla doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dairon Asprilla on 57 minutes.
  • 60' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Eric Remedi has done his job and it is now time for Chris Wondolowski to step up.
  • 65' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 68' Portland Timbers make a change. Cristhian Paredes trudges off to be replaced by George Fochive on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Sebastian Blanco on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' The whistle greets Dairon Asprilla as he departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
  • 90' Dario Zuparic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Diego Valeri 3
Dairon Asprilla 3
Evander 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda 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
2 / 4
2.22 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers61% Draw21% San Jose Earthquakes18%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
82%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
39%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers44% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes16%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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