Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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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.

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 15 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
5' The 26-year-old Pablo Bonilla has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andres Rios on 19.
20' Cristhian Paredes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Chara argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Yimmi Chara adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
39' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' San Jose Earthquakes have won 424 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Another change for San Jose Earthquakes made on 46 minute. Tommy Thompson leaves to be changed by Marcos Lopez.
50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eric Remedi.
55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dairon Asprilla makes no mistake. 2-0!
57' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dairon Asprilla.
60' Eric Remedi makes way for Chris Wondolowski at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
65' Steve Clark, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
68' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Cristhian Paredes departs to be replaced by George Fochive.
73' Benjamin Kikanovic 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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' Marvin Loria is replacing Dairon Asprilla for the Portland Timbers side.
90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for San Jose Earthquakes.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 85'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 68'
12
Steve Clark
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 78'
28
Pablo Bonilla
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Sebastian Blanco 78'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

25
Andres Rios ↓ Paul Marie 46'
9
Javier Lopez
14
Jackson Yueill
22
Tommy Thompson ↓ Marcos Lopez 46'
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
11
Jeremy Ebobisse
5
Eric Remedi ↓ Chris Wondolowski 60'
10
Cristian Espinoza ↓ Carlos Fierro 60'
13
Nathan
15
Tanner Beason
28
Benjamin Kikanovic ↓ Cade Cowell 60'

Bench

93
Judson
4
Oswaldo Alanis
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 60'
27
Marcos Lopez ↑ 46'
17
Daniel Vega
3
Paul Marie ↑ 46'
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 60'
7
Carlos Fierro ↑ 60'
16
Jack Skahan

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yimmi Chara	5
Felipe Mora	4
Preston Judd	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	3
Cristian Espinoza	3
Diego Valeri	3
Dairon Asprilla	3
Evander	3

Head to Head

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

1.8 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.6 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers48% Draw23% San Jose Earthquakes29%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

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	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

71%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

52%

Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers32% Draw41% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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