Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction & Picks - Major League Soccer
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The San Jose Earthquakes visit the Portland Timbers on Sunday evening, as they attempt to arrest a slump in form that has seen them pick up just two points from their last four games.
Before that run of poor results, the Earthquakes had been flying high at the top of the Western Conference and were the top scorers in the entire MLS. However, the Earthquakes' displays in recent weeks have been full of poor defensive decision-making, so manager Bruce Arena will be desperate to arrest that before this dip in form turns into a full blown crisis.
The Timbers are currently down in 12th place in the Western Conference, but despite last week's 2-0 loss at MLS Cup champions Inter Miami, there are signs that Portland are slowly turning things around after a slow start to the campaign. The 6-0 thumping of Sporting KC in their last home game was comfortably Portland's best performance of the season; if they can produce something similar on Sunday, they will have every chance of picking up three vital points.
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Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5
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33 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | +15 |
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19
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21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | -1 |
Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 17, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 2, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2026 - Major League Soccer
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 11, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Mar 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Mar 7, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Feb 21, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Nov 1, 2025 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 17, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 2, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 18, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 4, 2026 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 20, 2026 - US Open Cup
May 16, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 2, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2026 - US Open Cup
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 16, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 9, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2026 - US Open Cup
Apr 22, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2026 - US Open Cup
Apr 4, 2026 - Major League Soccer
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 20, 2026 - US Open Cup
May 13, 2026 - Major League Soccer
May 2, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 25, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 19, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Apr 11, 2026 - Major League Soccer
Portland Timbers against San Jose Earthquakes : Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
17 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jun 13, 2025 - Major League Soccer
May 20, 2025 - US Open Cup
May 3, 2025 - Major League Soccer
Jun 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
May 15, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Jul 22, 2023 - Leagues Cup
Portland Timbers against San Jose Earthquakes Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutes
T. Muse
DefenderJ. Mosquera
A. Bonetig
S. Jura
I. Smith
A. Lassister
F. Mora
A. Aravena
G. Guerra
F. Montali
DefenderJ. Jasinski
M. Floriani
P. Marie
D. Romney
I. Harkes
J. Gonzalez
ForwardN. Adimabua
D. Johnson
Missing players
Z. McGraw
MidfielderD. Chara
O. Fernandez
J. Caicedo
E. Edwards Jr.
DefenderV. Costa
D. Jones
MidfielderN. Tsakiris
ForwardT. Werner
Most goals and assists
Portland Timbers
San Jose Earthquakes
K. Kelsy
(8 Goals)
P. Judd
(11 Goals)
D. Da Costa
(5 Assists)
N. Tsakiris
(4 Assists)
Portland Timbers - San Jose Earthquakes Key Points
- San Jose have gone 4 games without a win
- Portland have lost just 1 of their last 8 at home
- San Jose have gone 8 games without a clean sheet
- Portland have lost just 1 of their last 7 MLS fixtures against San Jose
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Our Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes Prediction
San Jose urgently need to turn their form around, but we are predicting more misery for Bruce Arena's men on Sunday evening.
Portland are porbably one of the weakest MLS franchises on paper, but their recent displays have been largely solid, and they will be on a high at home following their demolition of KC last time out.
This is likely to be a cagey game with little to choose between the sides, but based on current form, we are giving the edge to the home side.
Our prediction for Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes is: Portland to win.
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