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San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers, 2018

MLS · 2018
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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

5
4
11
San Jose Earthquakes 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers

Recent Form

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
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 #26
45 Points 32
27 Played 27
13 / 6 / 8 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
49 Scored 48
39 Conceded 51
+10 GD -3
1.67 PPG 1.19
48% Win % 33%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 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 5 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' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Tarbell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Danny Hoesen made 287 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' San Jose Earthquakes is showing some good football. However, San Jose Earthquakes are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Larrys Mabiala is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Preston Judd scoring 2 goals.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
  • 70' Harold Cummings has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 75' Georgia international Vako Qazaishvili has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 80' Jackson Yueill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 85' Liam Ridgewell is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for San Jose Earthquakes tonight.
  • 90' 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.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portland Timbers players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.57 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes37% Draw27% Portland Timbers36%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
64%
Draw or Portland Timbers
63%
San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes30% Draw44% Portland Timbers26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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