San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

San Jose Earthquakes

1 – 6

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Portland Timbers

Sun 20 Sep 2020 · 02:30 UTC Avaya Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+3'

Nick Lima 14' Y

Y 29' Tomas Conechny

Florian Jungwirth 49' Y

Overview

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

San Jose Earthquakes 27 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Nick Uranga
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee R. Mendoza
Referee
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

San Jose Earthquakes 20 games · Avg 3.2 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers 2019-10-06 Portland Timbers 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2019-04-07 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Portland Timbers 2018-07-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–6	L
17 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
14 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
11 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–7	L
06 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	1–5	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	6–1	W
17 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
03 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–4	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' And we are off! San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers — let the football do the talking.
5' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Tomas Conechny has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
14' The referee calls foul for Nick Lima. He receives a Yellow card.
19' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' What a strike from Diego Valeri! The score is 0-1.
27' Jeremy Ebobisse is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
29' Tomas Conechny was booked on 29.
34' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
39' 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.
44' Carlos Fierro doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Tomas Conechny is replaced by Yimmi Chara on 46 minute.
49' Florian Jungwirth picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
54' San Jose Earthquakes are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
57' Diego Valeri with the second goal in the match!
62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
64' The San Jose Earthquakes bench stirs into life. Andres Rios is withdrawn and Chris Wondolowski gets his opportunity.
65' Fresh legs for San Jose Earthquakes! Vako Qazaishvili comes on to replace Florian Jungwirth.
70' The Colombia Yimmi Chara breaks the deadlock on 70 minutes. 1-4!
75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
79' The whistle greets Shea Salinas as he departs to be replaced by Jack Skahan.
82' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is hanging Jeremy Ebobisse on the field on 82 minute.
85' What a strike from Julio Cascante! The score is 1-5.
87' GOAL! Jaroslaw Niezgoda fires home to make it 1-6!
89' Renzo Zambrano gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Cristhian Paredes and will look to change the dynamic.
The points are shared — San Jose Earthquakes 1-6 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

25
Andres Rios ↓ Chris Wondolowski 64'
93
Judson
6
Shea Salinas ↓ Jack Skahan 79'
24
Nick Lima ↓ Cristian Espinoza 64'
23
Florian Jungwirth ↓ Vako Qazaishvili 65'
14
Jackson Yueill C
26
Eric Calvillo ↓ Tommy Thompson 64'
27
Marcos Lopez
17
Daniel Vega
21
Carlos Fierro
15
Tanner Beason

Bench

11
Vako Qazaishvili ↑ 65'
96
Luis Felipe
8
Chris Wondolowski ↑ 64'
12
Matt Bersano
22
Tommy Thompson ↑ 64'
10
Cristian Espinoza ↑ 64'
33
Paul Marie
44
Cade Cowell
16
Jack Skahan ↑ 79'

Coach Matias Almeyda

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jorge Villafana
19
Tomas Conechny ↓ Yimmi Chara 46'
21
Diego Chara ↓ Eryk Williamson 89'
8
Diego Valeri C
18
Julio Cascante
25
Bill Tuiloma
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Renzo Zambrano 89'
32
Marco Farfan
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 82'
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Andy Polo 82'
31
Aljaz Ivacic

Bench

23
Yimmi Chara ↑ 46'
7
Andy Polo ↑ 82'
14
Andres Flores
12
Steve Clark
30
Eryk Williamson ↑ 89'
40
Renzo Zambrano ↑ 89'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↑ 82'
13
Dario Zuparic
28
Pablo Bonilla

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-09-06 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Portland Timbers Form

2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 San Jose Earthquakes xG

Expected Goals

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

2.1 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

San Jose Earthquakes34% Draw24% Portland Timbers42%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw

58%

Draw or Portland Timbers

66%

San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

San Jose Earthquakes29% Draw38% Portland Timbers33%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–6 not predicted

1 – 6

Actual

1 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

2 – 1

6.8%

1 – 3

5.2%

2 – 3

4.9%

3 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

3.4%

2 – 0

3.4%

3 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap	San Jose Earthquakes covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	16%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	18%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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