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 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 18 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#23	Position	#18
24	Points	33
18	Played	18
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 3 / 5
33	Scored	37
33	Conceded	24
+0	GD	+13
1.33	PPG	1.83
39%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

28% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

7/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/2

46-60

5/5

61-75

4/1

76+

7/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	11 G	2 A
Ousseni Bouda	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes is underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
10' With 4 assists to his name this season, Cade Cowell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.
15' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
32' It’s gonna be a card for Paul Marie.
35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Carlos Gruezo.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Cristhian Paredes on 41 minutes.
46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
48' A goal from the Paraguay international Cristhian Paredes! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
58' GOAL! Evander fires home to make it 2-0!
59' The supporters are chanting for Miguel Trauco. He replaces Carlos Akapo on 59 minute.
60' Magnificent from Matthew Hoppe! That is 9 goals in 406 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
60' Cade Cowell gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Jamiro Monteiro and will look to change the dynamic.
62' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Rodrigues exits the field as Jonathan Mensah enters on 62.
64' Felipe Mora is replacing Franck Boli for the Portland Timbers side.
65' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Antony on, Sebastian Blanco off on 65 minutes.
70' 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.
75' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Santiago Moreno is withdrawn and Dairon Asprilla gets his opportunity.
83' Portland Timbers are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's 4-3-3 shape.
86' Paul Marie makes way for Ayo Akinola at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from San Jose Earthquakes.
90' Cristian Espinoza has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

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

1.76 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers48% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

71%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

52%

Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers32% Draw42% San Jose Earthquakes26%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	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

22% ✓

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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