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San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Portland Timbers won 1–2.

Shots
1011
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
1.431.13
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Portland Timbers beat San Diego 2–1. Recorded in this match (San Diego – Portland Timbers): shots 10–11, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 1.43–1.13, possession 67%–33%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

San Diego's recent record differs from the season

moderate

San Diego's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.7 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.7 goals/match1.65 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for San Diego.

3.04 days ▲Rest daysSan Diego · Portland Timbers7.04 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSan DiegoPortland TimbersBaseline
Rest days3.04 days7.04 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

San Diego have recorded the higher season possession share.

63.8% ●PossessionSan Diego · Portland Timbers45.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 18.6 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSan DiegoPortland TimbersBaseline
Possession63.8%45.2%49%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots11 shotsSan Diego FC 10 shots, Portland Timbers 11 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsSan Diego FC 3 shots, Portland Timbers 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.43 xG1.13 xGSan Diego FC 1.43 xG, Portland Timbers 1.13 xG
  • Possession67%33%San Diego FC 67%, Portland Timbers 33%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersSan Diego FC 6 corners, Portland Timbers 6 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls10 foulsSan Diego FC 12 fouls, Portland Timbers 10 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards1 cardSan Diego FC 2 cards, Portland Timbers 1 card

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3San Diego FC
2Draws
0Portland Timbers
San Diego FC — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer4–0
Portland Timbers — San Diego FC · Major League Soccer2–2
San Diego FC — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer2–1
Portland Timbers — San Diego FC · Major League Soccer0–4
San Diego FC — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: San Diego FC favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Portland Timbers in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

San Diego FC10 matchesPortland Timbers9 matches
1.7 goals/match ▲Goals scored10/91.44 goals/match
1.7 goals/match ▲Goals allowed10/92.11 goals/match
1.36 xG/match ▲Expected goals7/61.21 xG/match
10.2 shots/matchShots10/9▲ 11 shots/match
4.3 shots/matchShots on target10/94.33 shots/match
63.8% ●Possession10/945.2%
5.1 corners/match ●Corners10/94 corners/match
2.71 cards/matchCards7/53 cards/match
11.9 fouls/matchFouls10/99.78 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples10 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 26 Apr 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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