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 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

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
#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' The game is set. San Jose Earthquakes kicks off things out of here…
5' Portland Timbers have won 458 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamiro Monteiro made 286 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Jeremy Ebobisse 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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Paul Marie on 32 minutes.
35' Carlos Gruezo was booked on 35.
40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
41' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes will be fuming at that decision.
46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
48' Cristhian Paredes puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
58' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Evander makes no mistake. 2-0!
59' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Carlos Akapo has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Trauco to step up.
60' What a moment for Matthew Hoppe! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
60' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Cade Cowell comes on to replace Jamiro Monteiro.
62' The supporters are chanting for Jonathan Mensah. He replaces Rodrigues on 62 minute.
64' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Mora. He replaces Franck Boli on 64 minute.
65' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Antony is hanging Sebastian Blanco on the field on 65 minute.
70' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' Portland Timbers are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's 4-3-3 shape.
78' The whistle greets Santiago Moreno as he departs to be replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
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.
2-1 the final result. San Jose Earthquakes will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Felipe Mora	4
Dairon Asprilla	3
Evander	3
Jonathan Rodriguez	3
Preston Judd	3
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	3
Cristian Espinoza	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

1.44 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes 76% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers40% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes36%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.2

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

64%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

60%

Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers24% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes33%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.5%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.1%

1 – 0

5.1%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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