San Diego vs Portland Timbers

2 - 1
🕒 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 01:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Penso 🔁 Round of 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Round of 16
MLS Table
San Diego 2 · Portland Timbers 15
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.30
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 52%
Home wins 52%
Draws 22%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • San Diego outshot their opponent (15-5).
  • San Diego controlled possession (71%).
  • San Diego had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

San Diego (Home stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 10-5-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 21
Avg: 1.57 / 1.00

Points

35
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

5
Portland Timbers (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 0.89 / 1.47

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.67
PPG
0.89
1.57
GF
0.89
1.00
GA
1.47
48%
O2.5
42%
43%
BTTS
37%
57%
Score 1st
26%

League-position context

San Diego rank2nd
Portland Timbers rank15th
San Diego points73
Portland Timbers points48
San Diego: #2 · 73 pts · GD +27
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Portland Timbers: #15 · 48 pts · GD -10
25 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
25-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

San Diego last 5 home

L W W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals8-5
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portland Timbers last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals2-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

San Diego trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 86% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

San Diego score at home76%
San Diego clean sheet at home48%
Portland Timbers score away47%
Portland Timbers clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

San Diego score first57%
San Diego win after scoring first75%
Portland Timbers score first26%
Portland Timbers win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: San Diego 29% · Portland Timbers 25%
Avg first goal minute: San Diego 32.3' · Portland Timbers 30.2'

Vs league average

San Diego score at home1.57 vs 1.66
San Diego concede at home1.00 vs 1.36
Portland Timbers score away0.89 vs 1.36
Portland Timbers concede away1.47 vs 1.66
San Diego score 5% below league average, while Portland Timbers score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: San Diego are 26% below league average at home, and Portland Timbers are 11% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

San Diego goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
16-30 7
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
46-60 2

Portland Timbers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 3
16-30 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
31-45 6
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 5
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
15
5
Shots off Goal
3
2
Blocked Shots
4
0
Shots Inside Box
10
5
Shots Outside Box
5
0
Ball Possession
71%
29%
Corner Kicks
7
0
Fouls
14
11
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
6
Total Passes
833
341
Passes Accurate
772
276
Passes %
93%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
23'
23' Goal · 1-0
O. Valakari
Normal Goal
30'
30' Goal · 2-0
A. Dreyer
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Bombino
36'
36' Goal · 2-1
K. Velde
Normal Goal
58'
58' C. Baird
1st substitution · For: L. de la Torre
65'
65' J. Fory
66'
66' J. Fory
66'
66' J. Fory
72'
72' F. Mora
1st substitution · For: Ian Smith
72'
72' David Pereira da Costa
2nd substitution · For: O. Fernandez
73'
73' A. Pellegrino
2nd substitution · For: A. Mighten
74'
74' O. Valakari
3rd substitution · For: M. Ingvartsen
84'
84' D. Ayala
3rd substitution · For: C. Paredes
84'
84' J. Mosquera
4th substitution · For: K. Kelsy
90+1'
90+1' L. Bombino
90+4'
90+4' A. Godoy
4th substitution · For: P. Soma
90+7'
90+7' I. Pilcher
90+7'
90+7' K. Velde

San Diego vs Portland Timbers 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

San Diego beat Portland Timbers 2-1 on Monday, 27 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Chris Penso.

First half: San Diego took the lead at 23' when O. Valakari scored, making the score 1-0. San Diego extended the lead at 30' when A. Dreyer scored, with the assist credited to L. Bombino, making the score 2-0. Portland Timbers reduced the deficit at 36' when K. Velde scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. San Diego made their 1st substitution at 58', with C. Baird replacing L. de la Torre. J. Fory received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 65'. J. Fory received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 66'. J. Fory received a red card for Portland Timbers at 66'. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 72', with F. Mora replacing Ian Smith. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 72', with David Pereira da Costa replacing O. Fernandez. San Diego made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Pellegrino replacing A. Mighten. San Diego made their 3rd substitution at 74', with O. Valakari replacing M. Ingvartsen. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Ayala replacing C. Paredes. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Mosquera replacing K. Kelsy. L. Bombino received a yellow card for San Diego at 90+1'. San Diego made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with A. Godoy replacing P. Soma. I. Pilcher received a yellow card for San Diego at 90+7'. K. Velde received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 90+7'.

San Diego used 4 substitutions while Portland Timbers used 4 substitutions. San Diego got 2 yellow cards, while Portland Timbers got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • San Diego outshot their opponent (15-5).
  • San Diego controlled possession (71%).
  • San Diego had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

San Diego vs Portland Timbers Head-to-Head History by Season