Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

2 – 1

Full Time

San Jose Earthquakes

Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristhian Paredes 45+3' 1–0

Evander 58' 2–0

2–1 60' Matthew Hoppe

Y 32' Paul Marie

Y 35' Carlos Gruezo

Cristhian Paredes 41' Y

Y 90' Cristian Espinoza

David Bingham 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 34 games · 52 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
17 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
09 Sep	D.C. United SC	A	0–0	D
03 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
31 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
27 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, San Jose Earthquakes does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rodrigues, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Argentina international Cristian Espinoza has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 6 assists in the Array this season.
20' It’s high time Charles Burdick made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cristhian Paredes made 307 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
32' A moment of madness from Paul Marie on 32 minutes earns him a card. San Jose Earthquakes will be frustrated.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Gruezo is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 35.
40' Miguel Trauco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 399 appearances.
41' The referee calls foul for Cristhian Paredes. He receives a card.
46' The 32-year-old Franck Boli has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
48' Cristhian Paredes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Evander makes it 2-0.
59' Miguel Trauco gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Carlos Akapo and will look to change the dynamic.
60' Goal! Matthew Hoppe scores his 9 goal in 417 matches.
60' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Cade Cowell on, Jamiro Monteiro off on 60 minutes.
62' Jonathan Mensah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rodrigues on 62 minute.
64' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Franck Boli departs to be replaced by Felipe Mora.
65' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Sebastian Blanco is replaced by Antony on 65 minute.
70' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
75' Bryan Acosta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
78' Dairon Asprilla is replacing Santiago Moreno for the Portland Timbers side.
83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
86' Time for substitution for San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie is replaced by Ayo Akinola.
90' That is a card for San Jose Earthquakes. Cristian Espinoza will be fuming at that decision.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Evander ↓ Yimmi Chara 64'
6
Bryan Acosta
1
David Bingham
22
Cristhian Paredes
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Antony 65'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
7
Franck Boli ↓ Felipe Mora 64'
18
Zac McGraw
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Dairon Asprilla 78'
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

23
Yimmi Chara ↑ 64'
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 78'
44
Marvin Loria
2
Miguel Araujo
15
Eric Miller
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 64'
26
Hunter Sulte
80
Antony ↑ 65'

Coach Charles Burdick

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

21
Miguel Trauco ↑ 59'
93
Judson
22
Tommy Thompson
1
J.T. Marcinkowski
9
Ayo Akinola ↑ 86'
4
Jonathan Mensah ↑ 62'
44
Cade Cowell ↑ 60'
30
Niko Tsakiris ↑ 59'
24
Daniel Munie

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-09 D.C. United SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers53% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

76%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

47%

Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers36% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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