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

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

Portland Timbers 29 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
San Jose Earthquakes 29 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

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	#19
33	Points	47
29	Played	29
9 / 6 / 14	W / D / L	13 / 8 / 8
51	Scored	51
56	Conceded	41
-5	GD	+10
1.14	PPG	1.62
31%	Win %	45%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

3% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

24% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (33 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

5/9

16-30

7/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

5/4

61-75

8/2

76+

10/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/6

46-60

7/7

61-75

5/2

76+

9/12

■ 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with San Jose Earthquakes.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Paul Marie is booked for San Jose Earthquakes — card on 32.
35' Poor challenge from Carlos Gruezo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
41' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes will be fuming at that decision.
46' Portland Timbers have won 484 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
48' A goal from the Paraguay international Cristhian Paredes! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
53' Rodrigues is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
58' The Brazil Evander breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-0!
59' Miguel Trauco gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Carlos Akapo and will look to change the dynamic.
60' A goal from the USA international Matthew Hoppe! He fires home on 60 to make it 2-1!
60' A tactical swap from San Jose Earthquakes — Cade Cowell on, Jamiro Monteiro off on 60 minutes.
62' Jonathan Mensah is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrigues at the 62 minute mark.
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' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
75' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
78' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Dairon Asprilla.
83' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
86' Ayo Akinola is replacing Paul Marie for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
90' Cristian Espinoza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes. Honours even.

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

1.77 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 San Jose Earthquakes xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers49% Draw24% San Jose Earthquakes27%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

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	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

73%

Draw or San Jose Earthquakes

51%

Portland Timbers or San Jose Earthquakes

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers33% Draw43% San Jose Earthquakes24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	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

18% ✓

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