📊 Form Guide
Portland Timbers DWLDDL
Portland Timbers will be wanting a better result here after a 1-0 MLS losing effort in their last game against Seattle Sounders FC.
In that game, Portland Timbers managed 49% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Seattle Sounders got 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Pedro de la Vega (16') was the scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
It’s not been often in recent games where Portland Timbers haven’t conceded. The reality is that Portland Timbers have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 7 goals on the way.
San Diego FC DWLDLW ⚖
San Diego FC will go into this match after a 2-4 MLS win as they beat Houston Dynamo in their last match.
In that match, San Diego FC had 66% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For San Diego FC, goals were scored by Anders Dreyer (53', 89'), Luca de la Torre (85') and Amahl Pellegrino (103'). Houston Dynamo got 17 shots on goal with 5 on target. Andrade (15') and Santos (87') scored for Houston Dynamo.
The stats tell the story, and San Diego FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 8 goals overall. Defensively, San Diego FC just haven’t been too solid at all. That sort of trend might not follow through into this game, however.
🤜🤛 Head to head
The last league fixture between these sides was MLS match day 42 on 24/08/2025 which finished with the scoreline of San Diego FC 0-0 Portland Timbers.
On that day, San Diego FC managed 65% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
Portland Timbers had 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Rosendo Mendoza.
🗞️ Team News: Portland Timbers
The Portland Timbers manager Phil Neville has a full complement, with no fitness concerns at all ahead of this match with a completely injury-free squad available for selection.
In our view, The Timbers will possibly use a 4-2-3-1 system this time, beginning the first half with James Pantemis, Eric Miller, Dario Zuparic, Kamal Miller, Ian Smith, David Ayala, Cristhian Paredes, Kristoffer Velde, David Costa, Antony and Kevin Kelsy.
📰 Team News: San Diego FC
Due to a fully healthy squad to pick from, the San Diego FC boss Mikey Varas doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game.
We believe San Diego FC seem most likely to play in a 4-3-3 system by sending out CJ dos Santos, Aiden Harangi, Christopher Mcvey, Manu Duah, Luca Bombino, Anibal Godoy, Jeppe Tverskov, Onni Valakari, Anders Dreyer, Corey Baird and Hirving Lozano.
🔮 Prediction
We feel that San Diego FC and Portland Timbers could well end up finding themselves trading goals here.
Let’s see how this one goes, but it looks this could have goals and the potential for a draw. We’re therefore seeing a very competitive encounter with a 2-2 score draw by the conclusion of the match.
Renata Leite, 00:01 19/10/2025