The time’s nearly upon us for MLS action on Saturday as Portland Timbers take on San Jose Earthquakes.
Our tips, poll and stats for Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes can all be found here including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
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Portland Timbers
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Portland Timbers fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 2-1 MLS victory versus St. Louis City.
In that match, Portland Timbers managed 52% possession and 18 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. For Portland Timbers, goals were scored by Antony (55') and David Ayala (91'). For their opponents, St. Louis City got 18 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Akil Watts (50') scored for St. Louis City.
It has not been often in recent times where Portland Timbers haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Portland Timbers have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 5 goals in the process.
San Jose Earthquakes
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against St. Louis City in MLS action, San Jose Earthquakes and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, San Jose Earthquakes had 53% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. The scorer for San Jose Earthquakes was Josef Martínez (83'). For their opponents, St. Louis City had 11 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Klauss (45') and Eduard Löwen (92') scored for St. Louis City.
Bruce Arena's San Jose Earthquakes have slotted home a total of 9 times throughout their latest six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during those matches adds up to 8.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 18/06/2023 tells us that Portland Timbers have won 3 of them and San Jose Earthquakes 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.
A combined total of 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 9 for The Timbers and 9 for Quakes. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
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Team News: Portland Timbers
Zac McGraw (Back injury) and Jonathan Rodríguez (Knee injury) won’t be playing for Portland Timbers boss Phil Neville.
It seems likely that The Timbers will probably use a 5-4-1 formation this time, utilising Maxime Crépeau, Antony, Kamal Miller, Finn Surman, Juan Mosquera, Jimer Fory, Santiago Moreno, David Ayala, Joao Ortiz, David Costa and Felipe Mora.
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Team News: San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes manager Bruce Arena has a number of players out of action. Bruno Wilson (Leg injury), Niko Tsakiris (Leg injury), Noel Buck (Leg injury), DeJuan Jones (Calf injury) and Cristian Arango (Muscle injury) are not ready for selection.
We are inclined to think that Quakes seem likely to make use of a 3-4-2-1 formation, giving starts to Earl Edwards Jr., Reid Roberts, Max Floriani, David Romney, Nick Lima, Nick Fernandez, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Jamar Ricketts, Hernán López Munoz, Ousseni Bouda and Preston Judd.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, San Jose Earthquakes are capable enough to breach the defence of this Portland Timbers outfit, however it isn’t expected to be enough to prevent defeat.
Our selection here is for a 2-1 winning score for Portland Timbers when all is said and done. Should be a good one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, a win for Portland Timbers is available for 1.75, betting on a drawn result is 3.6 & selecting a win for San Jose Earthquakes gets 4.2. Those are the best of the prices that can be secured at this very moment.
Renata Leite,
09:01 10/06/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Portland Timbers
Formed: 2009
Stadium: Providence Park (25,218)
Captain: Diego Chará
Chairman: Heather Davis
Manager: Phil Neville
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)