Major League Soccer: Portland Timbers vs San Diego FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Portland Timbers and San Diego FC who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When San Diego FC come to Providence Park for the Major League Soccer match on Sunday, Portland Timbers will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Portland Timbers vs San Diego FC

Portland Timbers Form

Portland Timbers are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against San Diego FC by a 0-4 score, before winning 3-1 against Real Salt Lake. They were back on the losing side in a 2-1 defeat against San Diego FC. Portland Timbers claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. They also drew two and lost two, scored ten goals and conceded 12.

San Diego FC Form

San Diego FC are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Houston Dynamo FC got left behind in a 2-4 win, before Portland Timbers got hammered in a 0-4 victory. Portland Timbers was the most recent victim in a 2-1 win for San Diego FC. San Diego FC picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Major League Soccer, while scoring 15 and conceding five goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Betting facts for Portland Timbers and San Diego FC

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Portland Timbers and San Diego FC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Portland Timbers vs San Diego FC

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Felipe Mora, who is performing well for Portland Timbers. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against San Diego FC.The visitors will be looking to Anders Dreyer to find the net once again, after managing six Major League Soccer goals for San Diego FC in recent matches.

Popular betting markets: Portland Timbers vs San Diego FC

Full-time result

Portland Timbers claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. San Diego FC won seven of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost two of the games in this run. San Diego FC did not lose any of their last 7 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Portland Timbers scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. San Diego FC scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. San Diego FC managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Portland Timbers were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Portland Timbers saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for San Diego FC, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Amazingly, Portland Timbers failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.