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 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matthew Hoppe made 409 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact 4-3-3.
20' Rodrigues is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' Paul Marie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 32.
35' The referee calls foul for Carlos Gruezo. He receives a card.
40' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Cristhian Paredes is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 41.
46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
48' Cristhian Paredes adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
53' San Jose Earthquakes are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' Goal! Evander scores his 58 goal in 293 matches.
59' Miguel Trauco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Carlos Akapo on 59 minute.
60' What composure from Matthew Hoppe! The USA international strokes it home. 2-1.
60' Cade Cowell gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Jamiro Monteiro and will look to change the dynamic.
62' It is a substitution in San Jose Earthquakes team. Rodrigues is replaced by Jonathan Mensah on 62 minute.
64' Felipe Mora gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Franck Boli and will look to change the dynamic.
65' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Sebastian Blanco has done his job and it is now time for Antony to step up.
70' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
75' San Jose Earthquakes come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
78' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Santiago Moreno by Dairon Asprilla on 78 minute.
83' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
86' The San Jose Earthquakes manager makes a substitution. Paul Marie departs to be replaced by Ayo Akinola.
90' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portland Timbers players.

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
Evander	3
Jonathan Rodriguez	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	3
Cristian Espinoza	3
Diego Valeri	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

1.8 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers50% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

73%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

50%

Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers33% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes25%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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