Thursday , 2 July 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
7 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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
#25 Position #28
17 Points 14
15 Played 14
4 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 8
30 Scored 22
27 Conceded 28
+3 GD -6
1.13 PPG 1.00
27% Win % 29%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

San Diego FC are 25th (17 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Diego FC is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 287 games and scored 458 goals.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Ariel Lassiter has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 20' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Alex Bonetig has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 26' Kevin Kelsy puts Portland Timbers on the lead.
  • 31' San Diego FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' What a strike from Anders Dreyer! The score is 1-1.
  • 37' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 47' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Christopher McVey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Diego FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' San Diego FC is showing some good football. However, San Diego FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Wilson Eisner. He replaces Ian Pilcher on 59 minute.
  • 63' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marcus Ingvartsen on 63.
  • 68' Bryce Duke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Kristoffer Velde. He receives a card.
  • 72' San Diego FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedro Soma is hanging Anibal Godoy on the field on 72 minute.
  • 73' Antony is replacing Alexander Aravena for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Pedro Soma. He receives a card.
  • 81' San Diego FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bryce Duke is hanging Jeppe Tverskov on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' Diego Chara is replacing Cole Bassett for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 90' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 90 minute. Kristoffer Velde leaves to be changed by Ariel Lassiter.
  • With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Alex Bonetig 1
Kevin Kelsy 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
2 / 4
2.25 San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC47% Draw24% Portland Timbers29%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

San Diego FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Portland Timbers
53%
San Diego FC or Portland Timbers
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC40% Draw38% Portland Timbers22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Diego FC

Handicap San Diego FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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