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Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Providence Park
San Jose Earthquakes

Portland
2 - 1
Earthquakes

Paredes (45+3'), Evander (58')
Paredes (41'), Bingham (90+8')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Hoppe (60')
Marie (32'), Gruezo (35'), Espinoza (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Austin 1-2 Portland
Monday, September 18 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Earthquakes 2-1 Salt Lake
Sunday, September 17 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Portland Timbers 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes

Portland are currently experiencing a fine run of form, and after beating San Jose on home turf in July, we think that they will draw upon that experience to claim maximum points in Wednesday's contest.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portland Timbers win with a probability of 61.46%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for San Jose Earthquakes had a probability of 17.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.86%) and 1-0 (9.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.69%), while for a San Jose Earthquakes win it was 1-2 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Portland Timbers in this match.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawSan Jose Earthquakes
61.46% (-0.104 -0.1) 20.71% (0.044999999999998 0.04) 17.83% (0.056000000000001 0.06)
Both teams to score 55.39% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.06% (-0.118 -0.12)40.94% (0.114 0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.67% (-0.121 -0.12)63.33% (0.119 0.12)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.16% (-0.068999999999988 -0.07)12.84% (0.066000000000001 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.81% (-0.137 -0.14)39.18% (0.134 0.13)
San Jose Earthquakes Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.55% (-0.012 -0.01)36.45% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.76% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)73.23% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 61.46%
    San Jose Earthquakes 17.83%
    Draw 20.71%
Portland TimbersDrawSan Jose Earthquakes
2-1 @ 9.95% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-0 @ 9.86% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-0 @ 9.6% (0.026 0.03)
3-1 @ 6.81% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-0 @ 6.75% (-0.014 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.5% (-0.017 -0.02)
4-0 @ 3.46% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.44% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.76% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.44% (-0.011 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.42% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 3.47%
Total : 61.46%
1-1 @ 9.69% (0.025 0.03)
2-2 @ 5.02% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 4.68% (0.025 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.16% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 20.71%
1-2 @ 4.89% (0.012 0.01)
0-1 @ 4.72% (0.024 0.02)
0-2 @ 2.38% (0.012 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.69% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.65% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 17.83%

How you voted: Portland vs Earthquakes

Portland Timbers
88.9%
Draw
11.1%
San Jose Earthquakes
0.0%
9
Head to Head
Jun 18, 2023 3.30am
Earthquakes
0-0
Portland
Cowell (51'), Marie (54'), Thompson (90+1')
Moreno (18'), Zuparic (44'), Miller (64')
Jul 24, 2022 3.30am
Portland
2-1
Earthquakes
van Rankin (39'), Chara (40'), Bravo (40'), Asprilla (67')
Cardoso (49'), Remedi (53'), Yueill (78')
May 19, 2022 3.30am
Oct 28, 2021 3am
Gameweek 42
Portland
2-0
Earthquakes
Paredes (20'), Chara (27'), Asprilla (57')
Lopez (19'), Remedi (50')
Aug 5, 2021 3.30am
Gameweek 23
Portland
1-1
Earthquakes
Mora (45+6')
Lopez (24')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami30197468442464
2Columbus Crew29168558312756
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati30175852391356
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls30101464739844
5Orlando City30127115045543
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC30118113633341
7New York City FCNY City30118114343041
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia30991257471036
9Toronto31113173855-1736
10CF MontrealMontreal30810124161-2034
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta3089134044-433
12Nashville SCNashville3089133146-1533
13DC United3089134461-1733
14Chicago Fire3178163654-1829
15New England RevolutionNew England2984173260-2828

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy31177763461758
2Real Salt LakeSalt Lake30149760451551
3Colorado RapidsColorado30155105850850
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles29147852401249
5Houston DynamoHouston30139843331048
6Seattle SoundersSeattle30138945341147
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver2913794940946
8Portland TimbersPortland301281063531044
9Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd30126125048242
10Dallas30107134949037
11Austin FCAustin3098133242-1035
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas3187164958-931
13St Louis City30613114357-1431
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes3053223769-3218


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