Major League Soccer: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up in energy and dedication. Get set for Portland Timbers - SJ Earthquakes!
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Major League Soccer
SJ Earthquakes could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Major League Soccer game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Seattle Sounders. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike SJ Earthquakes's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artifical turf have ended in 1 win, 0 draws and 9 losses.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for SJ Earthquakes, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Portland Timbers form and stats
15 points is a decent return from 7 Major League Soccer games here at Providence Park for Portland Timbers. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Portland after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Portland faced defeat in their previous match, away at LA Galaxy (1-4). Midfielder Marvin Loría was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.33 (out of ten) in that game. Loría hit three key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that, an away loss at Minnesota United.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Portland handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, four draws and four defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Portland, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Real Salt Lake is only three days away.
Portland Timbers have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Providence Park with 11 goals in 7 league matches. Portland Timbers are not conceding a lot of goals here at Providence Park in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
SJ Earthquakes form and stats
The visitors are W2-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
Two travels in a row for Earthquakes, whose manager M. Almeyda could celebrate last time after the Major League Soccer win against Seattle Sounders. Shea Salinas got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Salinas hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Houston Dynamo.Earthquakes are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as SJ Earthquakes are hosting Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting SJ Earthquakes as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, SJ Earthquakes have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: SJ Earthquakes - Portland Timbers 0-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Portland Timbers, one draw and two wins for SJ Earthquakes. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ebobisse 4 goals | F. Mora Aliaga 4 goals |  C. Cowell 4 goals |
Portland Timbers missing players
SJ Earthquakes missing players
| Portland Timbers | SJ Earthquakes | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 26 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 80% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 73% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 38% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 62% |
| 20% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 12% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 31% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 14.1 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.4 | 13.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 19% | 24% |
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 30 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -7 | 19 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Dallas | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | SJ Earthquakes | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Austin | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |