Sunday , 16 August 2026

San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
San Jose Earthquakes
0 – 0
Full Time
Portland Timbers
Sun 18 Jun 2023 · 02:30 UTC PayPal Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 18' Santiago Moreno
Y 43' Dario Zuparic
Cade Cowell 51' Y
Paul Marie 54' Y
Y 64' Eric Miller
Tommy Thompson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers — MLS at PayPal Park.

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
2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

San Jose Earthquakes
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
11 Jun Philadelphia Union H 2–1 W
04 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
01 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
28 May FC Dallas H 1–1 D
21 May Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 0–0 D
12 Jun FC Dallas H 1–0 W
03 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D
28 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
21 May Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
18 May Real Salt Lake A 0–0 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' KICK OFF: San Jose Earthquakes gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Santiago Moreno catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 18.
  • 23' Jack Skahan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
  • 28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 43' It’s gonna be a card for Dario Zuparic.
  • 48' David Bingham, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' Cade Cowell has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 54' The referee shows San Jose Earthquakes player a card on 54.
  • 59' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 63' A change in the San Jose Earthquakes ranks — Judson exits the field as Tommy Thompson enters on 63.
  • 64' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 74' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 76' San Jose Earthquakes ring the changes. Niko Tsakiris has done his job and it is now time for Jack Skahan to step up.
  • 81' Portland Timbers have won 469 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Rodrigues has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Tommy Thompson.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Cade Cowell as he leaves the pitch. Benjamin Kikanovic steps in for San Jose Earthquakes.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers 2022-07-24 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes 2022-05-19 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Portland Timbers 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes 2021-08-05 Portland Timbers 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-11 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-06-04 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-05-28 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-05-21 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Portland Timbers Form

2023-06-18 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-06-12 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2023-06-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-05-21 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.84 San Jose Earthquakes xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Jose Earthquakes51% Draw25% Portland Timbers24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

San Jose Earthquakes or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
49%
San Jose Earthquakes or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
San Jose Earthquakes38% Draw44% Portland Timbers18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — San Jose Earthquakes

Handicap San Jose Earthquakes covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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