Major League Soccer: San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 27 match between San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed San Jose Earthquakes face relegation-threatened Portland Timbers at PayPal Park in round 27 of the Major League Soccer in a match that kick-offs this coming Sunday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.

Ranked as number 5 in the Major League Soccer standings, San Jose Earthquakes, have so far collected 42 points this season, while Portland Timbers collected 32 points. This puts them up as number 9 after 26 rounds.

Team form: San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers

San Jose Earthquakes Form

San Jose Earthquakes look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 2-3 and 1-0 against San Diego FC and Houston Dynamo FC respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Los Angeles FC as the game finished level. The exact score was 2-2. San Jose Earthquakes only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at PayPal Park in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 15 goals.

Portland Timbers Form

A draw is all that prevents Portland Timbers from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against St. Louis City as the match ended 2-2 before getting trounced against FC Dallas by a 2-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Atlanta United won the game and the exact score was 0-1. Portland Timbers managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring ten time and letting in ten.

Betting stats for San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers played across all tournaments.

Players in form: San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Preston Judd has actually netted 13 goals during this Major League Soccer season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Portland Timbers should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Preston Judd to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Betting markets: San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers

Full-time result

San Jose Earthquakes claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Portland Timbers won two, drew two and lost six of their last 10 games away. San Jose Earthquakes are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Astonishingly, Portland Timbers failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 matches. San Jose Earthquakes have not lost to Portland Timbers in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

San Jose Earthquakes scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Portland Timbers scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Portland Timbers played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While San Jose Earthquakes managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Portland Timbers kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. San Jose Earthquakes have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Portland Timbers.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for San Jose Earthquakes, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Portland Timbers. They performed an average of 1.8 goals in these.