Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
2021-10-28 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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes has kicked off!
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' Javier Lopez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 19' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 20' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' Poor challenge from Diego Chara. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 32' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Yimmi Chara makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
  • 46' Marcos Lopez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tommy Thompson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' Eric Remedi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' What composure from Dairon Asprilla! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 57' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Chris Wondolowski. He replaces Eric Remedi on 60 minute.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' George Fochive has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristhian Paredes on 68 minute.
  • 73' Jeremy Ebobisse is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Sebastian Blanco on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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 Felipe Mora suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Dairon Asprilla exits the field as Marvin Loria enters on 85.
  • 90' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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

2021-10-28 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
2.17 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers58% Draw22% San Jose Earthquakes20%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
80%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
42%
Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers41% Draw40% San Jose Earthquakes19%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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