Major League Soccer · Matchday 20

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:30:00 UTCProvidence ParkMatchday 20

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Portland Timbers 39%Draw 34%San Diego FC 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Portland TimbersSan Diego FC
30Possession70
1.59Expected goals (xG)1.41
11Shots21
5Shots on target6
5Shots off target6
1Blocked shots9
6Shots inside box13
5Shots outside box8
0Corners7
3Offsides1
15Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Saves2
320Passes741
266Accurate passes677
83Pass accuracy91

Match events

  • 17'Ariel Lassiter
  • 29'Kristoffer Velde (assist Cole Bassett)
  • 45'Gabriel Pirani (assist Lewis Morgan)
  • 51'Ariel Lassiter (assist Jimer Fory)
  • 58'Onni Valakari Alejandro Alvarado
  • 59'Alex Mighten Elias Achouri
  • 62'Brandon Bye Eric Miller
  • 68'David Da Costa (assist Kristoffer Velde)
  • 74'Cole Bassett Joao Ortiz
  • 74'Kristoffer Velde Antony
  • 74'Dag­ur Þór­halls­son Oscar Verhoeven
  • 74'Marcus Ingvartsen Amahl Pellegrino
  • 83'David Da Costa Diego Chará
  • 83'Ariel Lassiter Vincent Janssen
  • 90'Kevin Kelsy
  • 90'Oscar Verhoeven

Portland Timbers · San Diego FC

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Portland Timbers3-4-3
177.574'Bassett
107.883'Costa
46.8Miller
56.862'Bye
77.583'Lassiter
416.8Pantemis
277.5Fory
196.5Kelsy
998.674'Velde
206.8Surman
306.8Caicedo
San Diego FC2-5-3
97.1Morgan
76.374'Ingvartsen
776.359'Mighten
66.3Tverskov
86.358'Valakari
127.3Pirani
326.3Murphy
15.9Santos
36.374'Þór­halls­son
56.3Sargeant
266.3Duah

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Portland Timbers

  • 17Cole Bassett7.5
  • 10David Da Costa7.8
  • 4Kamal Miller6.8
  • 5Brandon Bye6.8
  • 7Ariel Lassiter7.5
  • 41James Pantemis6.8
  • 27Jimer Fory7.5
  • 19Kevin Kelsy6.5
  • 99Kristoffer Velde8.6
  • 20Finn Surman6.8
  • 30José Caicedo6.8

San Diego FC

  • 9Lewis Morgan7.1
  • 7Marcus Ingvartsen6.3
  • 77Alex Mighten6.3
  • 6Jeppe Tverskov6.3
  • 8Onni Valakari6.3
  • 12Gabriel Pirani7.3
  • 32Ian Murphy6.3
  • 1CJ dos Santos5.9
  • 3Dag­ur Þór­halls­son6.3
  • 5Kieran Sargeant6.3
  • 26Manu Duah6.3
Portland TimbersTale of the tapeSan Diego FC
3-4-3Formation2-5-3
24 ptsTable24 pts
+0Goal difference+4
2Head-to-head wins3
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head7 previous meetings

Portland Timbers 2W2D3W San Diego FC

Goals 814

  • 2026-08-20Portland Timbers31San Diego FC
  • 2026-04-26San Diego FC12Portland Timbers
  • 2025-11-10San Diego FC40Portland Timbers

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Portland Timbers18738+024
San Diego FC19667+424
Portland Timbers v San Diego FC — Major League Soccer | Factlen