Portland Timbers 3-1 San Diego — MLS, 20 Aug 2026
Portland Timbers beat San Diego 3-1 in the MLS on 20 August 2026 at Providence Park, Portland. Kristoffer Velde, Gabriel Pirani, Ariel Lassiter, D. Da Costa got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Portland Timbers have won 1 and San Diego 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 17'
- 1-029'assist: Cole Bassett
- 1-145+1'assist: Lewis Morgan
- Half-time1-1
- 2-151'assist: Jimer Fory
- 59'
- 59'
- 62'
- 3-168'assist: Kristoffer Velde
- 74'
- 74'
- 74'
- 74'
- 74'
- 83'
- 83'
- 90+1'
- 90+6'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Portland Timbers
- 8.5Kristoffer VeldeM
- 7.7Kamal MillerD
- 7.6David Pereira Da CostaM
- 7.5José CaicedoM
- 7.3Jimer ForyD
- 7.2Finn SurmanD
- 7.2James PantemisG
- 7.0Ariel LassiterM
- 7.0Cole BassettM
- 6.7Vincent JanssenF
- 6.7Eric MillerD
- 6.7Antony AlvesF
- 6.7Julio OrtizM
- 6.6Kevin KelsyF
- 6.3Brandon ByeD
- 6.3Diego CharáM
San Diego
- 7.6Gabriel PiraniM
- 7.5Jeppe TverskovM
- 7.0Manu DuahD
- 6.9Luca BombinoD
- 6.6Onni ValakariM
- 6.6Alejandro AlvaradoF
- 6.5Kieran SargeantD
- 6.5Amahl PellegrinoF
- 6.3Lewis MorganF
- 6.3Alexander MightenF
- 6.3Dagur ÞórhallssonD
- 6.3Oscar VerhoevenD
- 6.2Elias AchouriM
- 6.2Marcus IngvartsenF
- 6.2Ian MurphyD
- 5.9Carlos dos SantosG
Line-ups
San Diego4-3-3
Portland Timbers4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Portland TimbersJack Cassidy
Substitutes
- 14Vincent Janssen83'F6.7
- 80Julio Ortiz74'M6.7
- 22Omir FernandezF
- 15Eric Miller62'D6.7
- 21Diego Chará83'M6.3
- 25Trey MuseG
- 11Antony AlvesF6.7
- 23Ian SmithD
- 88Gage GuerraF
San DiegoMikey Varas
Substitutes
- 20Aníbal GodoyM
- 90Amahl Pellegrino74'F6.5
- 99Elias AchouriM6.2
- 97Christopher McVeyD
- 70Alejandro Alvarado59'F6.6
- 18Duran FerreeG
- 19David VazquezM
- 33Oscar Verhoeven90+1'74'D6.3
- 27Luca Bombino74'D6.9
Team statistics
30%Possession70%
1.60Expected goals (xG)1.38
11Total shots21
5Shots on target6
5Shots off target6
1Blocked shots9
0Corners7
3Offsides1
14Fouls9
1Yellow cards1
5Goalkeeper saves2
-1.21Goals prevented-1.21
315Total passes730
262Accurate passes668
83%Pass accuracy92%
Portland Timbers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristoffer Velde | 74 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Kamal Miller | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| David Pereira Da Costa | 83 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| José Caicedo | 94 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Jimer Fory | 94 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Finn Surman | 94 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| James Pantemis | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Ariel Lassiter | 83 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Cole Bassett | 74 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Vincent Janssen | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Eric Miller | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Antony Alves | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Julio Ortiz | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Kelsy | 94 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Brandon Bye | 62 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Diego Chará | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
San Diego
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Pirani | 94 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Jeppe Tverskov | 94 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Manu Duah | 94 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Luca Bombino | 20 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Onni Valakari | 58 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alejandro Alvarado | 36 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kieran Sargeant | 74 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6.5 |
| Amahl Pellegrino | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Morgan | 94 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Alexander Mighten | 59 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dagur Þórhallsson | 74 | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Oscar Verhoeven | 20 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Elias Achouri | 35 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Marcus Ingvartsen | 74 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ian Murphy | 94 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Carlos dos Santos | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Portland TimbersLWWDW
- L16 Aug 26AChicago Fire1-2
- W02 Aug 26HSeattle Sounders2-1
- W26 Jul 26HReal Salt Lake2-1
- D23 Jul 26HFC Dallas2-2
- W17 Jul 26ASeattle Sounders5-1
San DiegoWDWLL
- W16 Aug 26ALos Angeles FC1-0
- D02 Aug 26AMinnesota United FC1-1
- W26 Jul 26HFC Dallas1-0
- L23 Jul 26AColorado Rapids0-1
- L24 May 26HVancouver Whitecaps2-4
Head-to-head
- 26 Apr 26San Diego1-2Portland Timbers
- 10 Nov 25San Diego4-0Portland Timbers
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- 27 Oct 25San Diego2-1Portland Timbers
- 19 Oct 25Portland Timbers0-4San Diego
- 24 Aug 25San Diego0-0Portland Timbers
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