San Jose EarthquakesAttacking momentumPortland Timbers
Preview
- The Group Stage draw of the 2026 MLS pitches SJ Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers on 2026-09-27 (kick-off 03:30 GMT).
- Over 1 head-to-head encounter, B. Arena has 1 win and Jack Cassidy has no wins with no draws.
- SJ Earthquakes are missing 3 players: N. Adimabua (Lower-Body Injury), D. Jones (Achilles Tendon Injury), D. Johnson (Lower-Body Injury) but Portland Timbers are missing 7 players: A. Aravena (Hip Injury), B. Bye (Leg Injury), J. Mosquera (Foot Injury), J. Waterman (Yellow Cards), J. Caicedo (Thigh Injury), Z. McGraw (Inactive), T. Muse (Wrist Injury).
- We expect SJ Earthquakes to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Portland Timbers are expected to line up in 4-3-3.
- The previous match saw O. Bouda lead SJ Earthquakes with a 6.6 TheyScored rating, and J. Waterman top-rating for Portland Timbers at 6.6.
- SJ Earthquakes were held to a 2-2 draw with Los Angeles, and Portland Timbers then lost 0-1 to Atlanta United.
- Form edge goes to SJ Earthquakes (2-3-0) against a faltering Portland Timbers (1-1-3) from their past 5 matches.
- Portland Timbers hold the upper hand H2H: of 45 meetings, they've triumphed 23 times, conceded 11 times and shared 11 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting SJ Earthquakes's 5-3-5 home form and Portland Timbers's 2-2-8 away record.
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Odds
Predictions
Summary
Match Info
Team Kits
San Jose Earthquakes
Portland Timbers
Events
| 4' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 24' | 2 - 0 | ||
| 29' | 3 - 0 | ||
| 30' | P. Judd | ||
| 40' | R. Roberts | ||
HT 3 - 0 | |||
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| 76' | E. Miller | ||
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| 86' | 3 - 1 | ||
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Stats
Lineups
Standings
San Jose Earthquakes is going head to head with Portland Timbers on 27/9/2026 02:30 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 Jose Earthquakes v Portland Timbers H2H statistics!