San Diego FC
Football USA - MLS Snapdragon Stadium Sat 23 Aug 22:30
Portland Timbers
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: San Diego vs Portland Timbers

San Diego host Portland Timbers in this MLS match at Snapdragon Stadium, with kick-off set for 22:30 on Saturday 23 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Timbers to Make it a Close Encounter

We’re confident with our pick of Portland +1 on the Asian Handicap and you can land odds of -114 that they draw or defeat San Diego. Money is returned if the underdogs are beaten by one goal.

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SDFC Looking to Build on Previous Win

San Diego FC won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. Away from home against San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park, they made it three victories on the spin. Mikey Varas' team enjoyed 55% possession and had four shots on target, while Marcus Ingvartsen and Anders Dreyer scored one goal each.

Portland Timbers have lost in back-to-back MLS outings. In a recent home game at Providence Park, they were turned over 3-2 by FC Cincinnati. The Oregon outfit had the lion’s share of the ball boasting 55% possession and six shots on goal, while Kevin Kelsy netted twice.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
22 Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego logo San Diego 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
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San Diego – Last 10 League Games

SDFC have 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, averaging 2.3 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 7.8 attempts. They have averaged 60.1% possession and 3.9 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.5 goals from 4.4 shots on goal, 8.9 attempts and 4.1 corners.

Anders Dreyer and Milan Iloski lead the way with 7 goals, while Hirving Lozano has scored 3. Anders Dreyer is the top assists maker with 8.

Portland Timbers – Last 10 League Games

Portland have 3 victories, 5 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 1.0 goals from 8.5 attempts and 3.9 shots on goal. Phil Neville's side average 54.3% possession, 6.0 corners in their favour and 4.7 corners against, while conceding 1.5 goals from 11.7 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal.

The leading scorers have been Kevin Kelsy and David Da Costa with 2, while Cristhian Paredes has 1. Look no further than Santiago Moreno for the top assist maker (3) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

San Diego confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Carlos Dos Santos (GK), Luca Bombino, Manu Duah, Christopher McVey, Franco Negri, Onni Valakari, Jeppe Tverskov, Luca de la Torre, Anders Dreyer, Corey Baird, Hirving Lozano.

Portland Timbers confirmed lineup (4-4-2): James Pantemis (GK), Juan Mosquera, Finn Surman, Dario Zuparic, Jimer Fory, Matias Rojas, David Ayala, Felipe Carballo, Kristoffer Velde, Kevin Kelsy, David Da Costa.

San Diego vs Portland Timbers Prediction & Betting Tips

Join us as we dissect the top San Diego vs Portland Timbers betting picks — from the main match prediction and scoreline forecast to a sharp corners bet, standout player props and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

Portland +1 could be the bet to place for this MLS clash. We can wager them at -114 and feel optimistic that the underdogs will give a good account of themselves and ensure things are competitive.

A good deal of research goes into our football betting tips. We start by studying the latest form and getting a handle on injuries. The key MLS stats can then be used as the missing piece of the jigsaw.

Key San Diego vs Portland Timbers league stats:

  • The +1 line has been covered by Portland in 13 of their last 20 games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by Portland in 9 of their last 17 games on the road.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by SDFC in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by SDFC in 10 of their last 14 games at home.
Timbers +1 Probability

The odds at the best football bookies suggest our pick has a 53.2% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability close to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Ariel Lassiter Under 0.5 Shots On Target -156 BetMGM logo

Ariel Lassiter (Portland) can be backed at -156 to fail to have a shot on goal. It’s all about backing him at attractive odds when it comes to the Shots on Target market.

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David Costa to Score +600 BetMGM logo

David Costa (Portland) has registered two goals in his past eight MLS matches. We think this is the pick of the player props, with a generous +600 available when it comes to backing him to score at any time.

Latest David Costa Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

San Diego Under 5.5 Corners -120 BetMGM logo

The past 10 San Diego matches have involved them having an average of 3.90 corners, with Portland conceding under 5.5 corners in their last six games. There’s a chance to go under the San Diego Team Corners line and we’re confident this will happen, with odds of -120 on offer.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
San Diego Logo San Diego
Total
9.20 6.30 2.90
Home
8.60 6.40 2.20
Away
8.90 3.90 5.00
Portland Logo Portland
Total
10.60 5.00 5.60
Home
10.70 5.70 5.00
Away
10.50 5.00 5.50
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Portland +1 -114
Both Team To Score Yes -175
Shots On Target Ariel Lassiter Under 0.5 -156

We’re happy to go with a same-game multi that has Portland on the Asian Handicap at +1, Yes on the BTTS market combined with Ariel Lassiter (Portland) to finish without a shot on target.

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San Diego vs Portland Timbers Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Odds Suggest San Diego Win

Some will want to go ahead and back San Diego at -164 to win this MLS encounter. After all, this betting price suggests a 62% chance that the favourites end up succeeding. Portland Timbers are operating at larger odds than the opposition and the underdogs can be wagered at +350.

You can take advantage of the Half-Time Result market if you think a team will lead at the break. There's the chance to back San Diego at +114, go for Portland at +335 or take the draw at +155.

Over 2.5 Goals is available at shorter odds than Under 2.5 Goals as things stand. BTTS wagering is popular and you can back Yes at -179 on the Both Teams to Score market.

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Anders Dreyer Top of First Goalscorer List

You will find Anders Dreyer at +360 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favourite. There’s the chance to get +112 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals
Anders Dreyer (SDFC)
First
+112
Anytime
+360
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Hirving Lozano (SDFC)
First
+160
Anytime
+475
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Tomás Ángel (SDFC)
First
+180
Anytime
+510
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Onni Valakari (SDFC)
First
+220
Anytime
+575
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Player Shots On Target
Tomás Ángel (SDFC)
Over 0.5
-238
Under 0.5
+130
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Felipe Mora (Portland)
Over 0.5
-175
Under 0.5
+110
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Onni Valakari (SDFC)
Over 0.5
-147
Under 0.5
-109
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Antony Alves Santos (Portland)
Over 0.5
-127
Under 0.5
-123
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San Diego Have Five Wins From Previous Ten Home Games

San Diego have clocked up five wins, three defeats and two draws in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.70 goals per match and conceding 1.00.

Portland have five defeats, three victories and two draws in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
San Diego logo San Diego Home Stats 4-2-4 2.40 1.20 1.20 4 6 5 5
Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers Away Stats 1-3-6 1.80 0.50 1.30 3 7 4 6
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
San Diego logo San Diego League Stats
Portland Timbers logo Portland Timbers League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

San Diego vs Portland Timbers Lineups & Team News

The SDFC vs Portland team news could change everything — review it before betting. Get the latest predicted and confirmed MLS lineups and injury news right here.

San Diego Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Portland Timbers Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

San Diego Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 Carlos Dos Santos
27 Luca Bombino 26 Manu Duah 97 Christopher McVey 22 Franco Negri
8 Onni Valakari 6 Jeppe Tverskov 14 Luca de la Torre
10 Anders Dreyer 21 Corey Baird 11 Hirving Lozano
41 James Pantemis
29 Juan Mosquera 20 Finn Surman 13 Dario Zuparic 27 Jimer Fory
35 Matias Rojas 24 David Ayala 33 Felipe Carballo 99 Kristoffer Velde
19 Kevin Kelsy 10 David Da Costa

Portland Timbers Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

San Diego Substitutes

  • 3Leo Duru
  • 15Pedro Soma
  • 17Patrick McNair
  • 18Duran Ferree
  • 19David Vazquez
  • 20Anibal Godoy
  • 24Emmanuel Boateng
  • 25Ian Pilcher
  • 90Amahl Pellegrino

Portland Timbers Substitutes

  • 7Ariel Lassiter
  • 9Felipe Mora
  • 11Antony
  • 15Eric Miller
  • 16Maxime Crepeau
  • 17Cristhian Paredes
  • 21Diego Chara
  • 23Ian Smith
  • 80Joao Ortiz

Previous San Diego Lineups

01 Nov MLS
Portland Timbers 5-4 San Diego
26 Oct MLS
San Diego 2-1 Portland Timbers
18 Oct MLS
Portland Timbers 0-4 San Diego
04 Oct MLS
Houston Dynamo 2-4 San Diego
27 Sep MLS
San Diego 0-1 SJ Earthquakes
20 Sep MLS
Atlanta United 1-1 San Diego

Previous Portland Timbers Lineups

01 Nov MLS
Portland Timbers 5-4 San Diego
26 Oct MLS
San Diego 2-1 Portland Timbers
22 Oct MLS
Portland Timbers 3-1 Real Salt Lake
18 Oct MLS
Portland Timbers 0-4 San Diego
04 Oct MLS
Seattle Sounders 1-0 Portland Timbers
27 Sep MLS
Portland Timbers 2-2 FC Dallas

Injuries & Suspensions

San Diego Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Portland Timbers Injury Table
Type Name Info
Jonathan Rodriguez Hip
Team Squads

San Diego Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Mikey Varas

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Anders Dreyer 10 M 2 180 2 0 1 0 0 0
Jeppe Tverskov 6 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Christopher McVey 97 D 2 180 2 0 0 0 1 0
Manu Duah 26 M 2 180 2 0 0 0 0 0
Onni Valakari 8 M 2 163 2 0 1 0 0 0

Portland Timbers Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Phil Neville

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
James Pantemis 41 G 3 270 3 0 0 0 0 0
Diego Chara 21 M 3 270 3 0 0 0 1 0
Finn Surman 20 D 3 270 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kristoffer Velde 99 M 3 269 3 0 2 0 2 0
Kamal Miller 4 D 3 258 3 0 1 0 0 0
USA FlagMLS Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Minnesota Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 NE Revolution 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 NYCFC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 NY Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 SJ Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Minnesota Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 NE Revolution 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 NYCFC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 NY Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 SJ Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0:0 0