Portland Timbers v San Jose Betting Tips: 1, 2015-07-05

Portland to knock over spirited San Jose

Sports Betting Tips

PORTLAND TIMBERS v SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

Sunday 5th July 2015 – Kickoff: 2300hrs (ET)

Football – USA – MLS Betting Tips

Portland Timbers racked up a fifth win in their last six matches in the MLS last weekend with a resounding 4-1 victory over a depleted Seattle Sounders outfit to climb into third place in the Western Conference and are now just one point behind Seattle in the standings.

Previous impressive wins for Portland have been over the likes of DC United, Colorado Rapids, New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo while their home form has continued to improve under manager Caleb Porter.

The Timbers’ overall home record stands at a solid  5-3-1  14/6 and although the strikers grab the headlines usually, Portland also boast the experience of former Birmingham City and West Brom centre-back Liam Ridgewell in the heart of their defence.

Momentum is certainly in Portland Timbers’ favour here as they’ve won their last four home matches on the trot having scored 9 goals for and conceded just 1 in reply during this sequence.

Visitors San Jose Earthquakes have also picked their game up recently despite a midweek US Open Cup defeat to LA Galaxy with the visitors exacting immediate revenge for last week’s 3-1 MLS defeat to San Jose.

San Jose head into tonight’s clash having registered back-to-back wins over Seattle Sounders (2-0 away) and the 3-1 home win over LA Galaxy, and they’ll be looking to continue this up-turn in form in Portland here today.

The Earthquakes have lifted themselves away from the lower reaches of the division thanks to an improvement on the road too as their away record now stands at a reasonable  3-2-4  10/12 along with having suffered just one away loss in their last five.

That said, I do fancy Portland to secure the three points here as they have been very solid on home turf so far, while San Jose have continued to concede goals at the back on their travels. This could be a 2-1 win for the Timbers.

Pick: Portland Timbers straight win @ 1.60 William Hill