Sunday , 16 August 2026

San Diego FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
San Diego FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 01:30 UTC Snapdragon Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcus Ingvartsen 63' Y
Y 69' Kristoffer Velde
Pedro Soma 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Diego FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Snapdragon Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Jon Freemon
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
1
1
San Diego FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2025-10-19 Portland Timbers 0–4 San Diego FC 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
19 Apr Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L
12 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
05 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
22 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr San Diego FC A 2–1 W
19 Apr Minnesota United FC A 0–2 L
11 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
05 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L
22 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
15 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L

Season Stats

San Diego FC Portland Timbers
#28 Position #23
21 Points 24
18 Played 18
5 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 8
32 Scored 33
29 Conceded 33
+3 GD +0
1.17 PPG 1.33
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

San Diego FC are 28th (21 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Diego FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 11 G 2 A
Anders Dreyer 6 G 5 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Snapdragon Stadium as San Diego FC face off against Portland Timbers in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phil Neville will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' San Diego FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 15' Anibal Godoy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Diego FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Kelsy gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' The Denmark Anders Dreyer breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-1!
  • 37' It’s high time Mikey Varas made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Diego FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 289 games and scored 465 goals.
  • 59' Another substitution for San Diego FC to replace Ian Pilcher by Wilson Eisner on 59 minute.
  • 63' San Diego FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Kristoffer Velde. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 72' Another substitution for San Diego FC to replace Anibal Godoy by Pedro Soma on 72 minute.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Alexander Aravena is replaced by Antony.
  • 76' Poor challenge from Pedro Soma. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 81' Time for substitution for San Diego FC. Jeppe Tverskov is replaced by Bryce Duke.
  • 86' Diego Chara gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cole Bassett and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Kristoffer Velde exits the field as Ariel Lassiter enters on 90.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

San Diego FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikey Varas

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anders Dreyer 3
Amahl Pellegrino 2
Kevin Kelsy 1
Alex Bonetig 1

Head to Head

2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2025-10-19 Portland Timbers 0–4 San Diego FC 2025-08-24 San Diego FC 0–0 Portland Timbers

San Diego FC Form

2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC L 2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC L 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC L 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Portland Timbers Form

2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2026-04-19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.02 San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: San Diego FC or Portland Timbers 75% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC43% Draw25% Portland Timbers32%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

San Diego FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Portland Timbers
57%
San Diego FC or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Diego FC36% Draw40% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Diego FC

Handicap San Diego FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 20% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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