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San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
San Jose Earthquakes
0 – 1
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 6 May 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Katia Koroleva
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

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

4
4
11
San Jose Earthquakes 19 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Portland Timbers H 0–1 L
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
15 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–2 D
07 Apr Philadelphia Union A 1–1 D
01 Apr New York City FC H 1–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
08 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
31 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
24 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ 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 Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A
Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. San Jose Earthquakes is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' El Salvador international Andres Flores has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' 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 Zarek Valentin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' San Jose Earthquakes currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jackson Yueill made 282 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 30' Samuel Armenteros has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' The 43-year-old Chris Wondolowski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' San Jose Earthquakes 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.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 100% of all matches.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikael Stahre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. San Jose Earthquakes in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' San Jose Earthquakes are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
  • 90' 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.
  • With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yimmi Chara 5
Felipe Mora 4
Cristian Espinoza 3
Diego Valeri 3
Dairon Asprilla 3
Evander 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 3
Preston Judd 3

Head to Head

2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-04-21 Orlando City SC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-04-07 Philadelphia Union 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-04-01 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 New York City FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC W 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2018-03-31 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2018-03-24 FC Dallas 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.69 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes39% Draw26% Portland Timbers35%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
66%
Draw or Portland Timbers
61%
San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes32% Draw43% Portland Timbers25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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