San Diego vs. Portland Timbers in the Group Stage of the 2026 MLS kicks off at 02:30 GMT on 2026-04-26.
In the last 5 meetings, M. Varas has beaten 3 times P. Neville, with 2 draws and no victories for P. Neville.
San Diego have 8 players sidelined: L. Bombino (Lower-Body Injury), W. Eisner (Lower-Body Injury), W. Kumado (Lower-Body Injury), A. Pellegrino (Red Card), A. Reyes (Lower-Body Injury), K. Sargeant (Lower-Body Injury), P. Sisniega (Back Injury), P. Soma (Lower-Body Injury) whereas Portland Timbers face 3 absences: O. Fernandez (Foot Injury), Z. McGraw (Back Injury), J. Mosquera (Inactive).
Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-3-3, San Diego should be met by Portland Timbers's expected 4-2-3-1.
Double disappointment: San Diego fell 0-1 against Houston Dynamo, while Portland Timbers went down 0-2 vs Minnesota United.
Struggling form all round: San Diego are 0-1-4 and Portland Timbers are 1-1-3 in their recent 5 matches.
San Diego have clearly got the edge H2H: in 6 meetings, they've beaten Portland Timbers 3 times, with 2 draws and only 1 loss.
Our model forecasts 2-1 for San Diego, bolstered by their 2-1-1 home record and an average of 2.50 goals per game.
San Diego FC is going head to head with Portland Timbers on 26/4/2026 01:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and San Diego FC v Portland Timbers H2H statistics!