San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

3 – 1

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 27 Sep 2026 · 02:30 UTC Earthquakes Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Preston Judd 4' 1–0

Eduard Lowen 24' 2–0

Preston Judd 29' 3–0

3–1 86' David Pereira da Costa

Preston Judd 29' Y

Reid Roberts 40' Y

Y 76' Eric Miller

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Earthquakes Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes 30 games · 48 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 30 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	31	70
2	Internacional CF Miami	31	56
3	New England Revolution	30	52
4	Chicago Fire FC	30	48
5	Charlotte FC	30	47
6	Philadelphia Union	30	46
7	Orlando City SC	30	41
8	FC Cincinnati	30	39
9	Columbus Crew SC	31	38
10	New York Red Bulls	31	37
11	Toronto FC	31	36
12	New York City FC	30	34
13	D.C. United SC	30	33
14	Atlanta United FC	30	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	31	25
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	30	55
17	St. Louis City	30	51
18	FC Dallas	30	51
19	San Jose Earthquakes	30	48
20	Houston Dynamo	30	47
21	Los Angeles FC	31	46
22	Seattle Sounders FC	30	42
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	31	40
24	Colorado Rapids SC	30	39
25	Real Salt Lake	30	36
26	San Diego FC	30	34
27	Portland Timbers	30	34
28	Minnesota United FC	30	34
29	Austin FC	30	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	30	22

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-27 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Portland Timbers 2026-05-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-06-14 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2025-05-04 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Portland Timbers 2024-06-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	3–1	W
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
13 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
10 Sep	San Diego FC	A	3–2	W
06 Sep	Austin FC	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–3	L
20 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	0–1	L
13 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
10 Sep	St. Louis City	H	2–2	D
06 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	5–4	W
30 Aug	Austin FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

San Jose Earthquakes		Portland Timbers
#19	Position	#27
48	Points	34
30	Played	30
13 / 9 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 14
52	Scored	51
42	Conceded	56
+10	GD	-5
1.60	PPG	1.13
43%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 19th (48 pts). Portland Timbers are 27th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

0-15

12/7

16-30

5/5

31-45

5/7

46-60

7/7

61-75

6/2

76+

9/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes

Preston Judd	16 G	3 A
Timo Werner	6 G	4 A
Ousseni Bouda	6 G	1 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	6 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Portland Timbers gets underway.
1' The deadlock is broken! Preston Judd gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
4' Preston Judd doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
9' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. San Jose Earthquakes needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' What composure from Eduard Lowen! The Germany international strokes it home. 3-0.
29' GOAL! Preston Judd fires home to make it 4-0!
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Preston Judd.
34' Alexander Aravena is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for San Jose Earthquakes so far.
39' San Jose Earthquakes has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
40' Controversy at the stadium! Reid Roberts argues furiously but the card stands.
41' San Jose Earthquakes player sees a card in front of him.
46' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Benjamin Kikanovic comes on to replace Paul Marie.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruce Arena might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-3-3 shape.
66' It looks like no one’s ball. San Jose Earthquakes is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' Nick Fernandez gets the nod from San Jose Earthquakes. He replaces Timo Werner and will look to change the dynamic.
68' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Ariel Lassiter departs to be replaced by Antony.
73' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
76' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Eric Miller will be fuming at that decision.
77' Luka Jovanovic is replacing Preston Judd for the San Jose Earthquakes side.
79' The whistle greets Vincent Janssen as he departs to be replaced by Gage Guerra.
84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Jose Earthquakes side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
86' David Pereira da Costa does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
90' The crowd applauds Beau Leroux as he leaves the pitch. Jack Skahan steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
The referee brings this contest to a close. San Jose Earthquakes take all three points.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruce Arena

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

26
Hunter Sulte
11
Antony ↑ 68'
6
Alex Bonetig
80
Julio Ortiz
16
Sawyer Jura
28
Alexander Aravena ↑ 90'
23
Ian Smith ↑ 67'
88
Gage Guerra ↑ 79'
73
Eric Izoita ↑ 67'

Coach Phil Neville

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yimmi Chara	5
Preston Judd	5
Felipe Mora	4
Jaroslaw Niezgoda	3
Cristian Espinoza	3
Diego Valeri	3
Dairon Asprilla	3
Evander	3

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2026-09-27 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Portland Timbers W 2026-09-19 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-09-13 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2026-09-10 San Diego FC 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-09-06 Austin FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2026-08-29 Houston Dynamo 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D

Portland Timbers Form

2026-09-27 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2026-09-20 Portland Timbers 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2026-09-13 FC Dallas 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2026-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–2 St. Louis City D 2026-09-06 Portland Timbers 5–4 Minnesota United FC W 2026-08-30 Portland Timbers 1–2 Austin FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.38 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes62% Draw20% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

82%

Draw or Portland Timbers

38%

San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes45% Draw38% Portland Timbers17%

Actual: San Jose Earthquakes win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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