Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 02:30 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis

Portland Timbers

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vsPre-match analysis

San Diego FC

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Portland Timbers's last-five shots average is above their season average. A second useful context is: San Diego FC's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Portland Timbers's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Portland Timbers's last-five shots average is above their season average.

16.2 shots/match▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.9 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Shots	16.2 shots/match	12.9 shots/match	13 shots/match

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

San Diego FC have a visible away split

moderate

San Diego FC's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

9 shots/match▲ShotsAway only · Season11.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

Metric	Away only	Season	Baseline
Shots	9 shots/match	11.2 shots/match	13 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

San Diego FC show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

San Diego FC's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

12.9 shots/match▲ShotsPortland Timbers · San Diego FC11.2 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Portland Timbers	San Diego FC	Baseline
Shots	12.9 shots/match	11.2 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	17 shots/match	13.4 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Portland Timbers

0Draws

0San Diego FC

26 Apr 2026San Diego — Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer1–2

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Portland Timbers favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · San Diego FC in 6 · 5 too close

1.81 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 16/161.88 goals/match

1.94 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 16/16▲1.75 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 13/131.43 xG/match

1.68 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 13/131.9 xG/match

12.9 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 16/1611.2 shots/match

17 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 16/16▲13.4 shots/match

4.69 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 16/164.44 shots/match

6.69 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 16/16▲5.44 shots/match

50.6%Possessionseason · 16/1660.8%

4.44 corners/matchCornersseason · 16/164.56 corners/match

6.44 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 16/16▲3.94 corners/match

3 cards/matchCardsseason · 5/82.88 cards/match

9.75 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 16/1611.1 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

6%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 16/16▲25%

75%Scoring frequencyseason · 16/16▲81%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Portland Timbers58.3

San Diego FC98.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Portland Timbers56.7

San Diego FC41.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Portland Timbers13.3

San Diego FC28.3

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Portland Timbers45

San Diego FC1.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Portland Timbers45

San Diego FC50.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 66%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Portland Timbers28.3

San Diego FC40

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Portland Timbers33.8

San Diego FC30

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/matchGoals scored5/5▲2.2 goals/match

2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/5▲1.8 goals/match

1.79 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.61 xG/match

16.2 shots/match▲Shots5/513.8 shots/match

5.6 shots/match▲Shots on target5/55 shots/match

58.6%Possession5/555.4%

5.8 corners/matchCorners5/54 corners/match

—Cards0/1—

9 fouls/matchFouls5/59.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored10/101.7 goals/match

1.6 goals/match▲Goals allowed10/102 goals/match

1.56 xG/match▲Expected goals10/101.48 xG/match

14.3 shots/match▲Shots10/1012.2 shots/match

5 shots/match▲Shots on target10/104.3 shots/match

55%Possession10/1058.8%

4.6 corners/matchCorners10/104.3 corners/match

—Cards0/33.67 cards/match

9.5 fouls/matchFouls10/1010.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

16 / 16 matches

1.81 goals/matchGoals scored16/161.88 goals/match

1.94 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲1.75 goals/match

1.43 xG/matchExpected goals13/131.43 xG/match

12.9 shots/match▲Shots16/1611.2 shots/match

4.69 shots/match▲Shots on target16/164.44 shots/match

50.6%Possession16/1660.8%

4.44 corners/matchCorners16/164.56 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards5/82.88 cards/match

9.75 fouls/matchFouls16/1611.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

7 / 7 matches

2.29 goals/match▲Goals scored7/71 goals/match

1.86 goals/matchGoals allowed7/71.86 goals/match

1.44 xG/match▲Expected goals5/61.3 xG/match

12.1 shots/match▲Shots7/79 shots/match

4.86 shots/match▲Shots on target7/73.29 shots/match

53.4%Possession7/759.4%

3.57 corners/matchCorners7/73.86 corners/match

2.67 cards/matchCards3/33.33 cards/match

9.71 fouls/matchFouls7/710.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

28 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/128 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited

Season samples16 / 16home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

Freshness28 daysstale at cutoff

At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 20 Aug 2026, 02:30 UTC · analysis-v4