Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes
24th July 0330hrs
Football – USA – MLS
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Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 15/8 odds taken 1147 GMT, Saturday 23 July
Giovanni Savarese’s Portland Timbers face Alex Covelo’s San Jose Earthquakes at Providence Park this weekend in MLS action. Portland will be hoping to extend their unbeaten run to seven after three wins and three draws. As for San Jose, they were beaten at home by Houston Dynamo in their last fixture. Who will come out on top in this all-Western Conference MLS matchup? Take a look at the best odds and tips in our in-depth preview.
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Portland Timbers Preview – Will the Timbers stretch undefeated run?
Giovanni Savarese’s Portland Timbers are in eighth position in the Western table right now. The Oregon outfit have won six, lost six and drawn nine of their 21 league games. They have netted 33 and shipped 30.
Portland have bounced back in style after suffering three successive losses in May. They have gone one to win three and draw three of the following six. The Timbers have been solid at home of late, taking ten points from the last five at Providence Park.
Portland will be hoping to keep up their unbeaten run with another three points in front of their home supporters at the weekend. The hosts are the odds-on favourites in this one.
San Jose Earthquakes Preview – Can the Quakes cause an upset in Oregon?
San Jose Earthquakes have had a difficult season up until now. They find themselves in 13th place in the Western Conference table at present, amassing 22 points from 20 games. However, with things so tight in the Western section, the Quakes are only five points away from LA Galaxy, who currently sit seventh.
San Jose head into this one having lost at home to Houston last time out. Prior to that, the Californian club had won two and drawn one of three. They picked up their first away victory of the season in their last away match, edging a five-goal thriller against rivals Galaxy.
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After the recent win at Dignity Health Sports Park, can the Quakes follow that up with a positive result at Providence Park this weekend?
Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes Betting Advice
These two played out an entertaining five-goal game when they last met. San Jose edged it at PayPal Park in May, running out 3-2 winners. Last season, Portland won two and drew one of the three MLS meetings.
Key Facts – Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes Betting Tip
- Portland are unbeaten in six games (three wins, three draws)
- San Jose have picked up just one away win this season
- The Quakes beat the Timbers 3-2 when they met in May
San Jose edged a memorable meeting between the pair back in May, but we fancy Portland to get revenge in this one. You can get the decent odds of 15/8 for the home win and both teams to score.
Jaroslaw Niezgoda has been in fine form in front of goal of late, netting five times in his last seven appearances for the Timbers. The Pole is priced at 5/1 to open the scoring in this one.
The best betting odds for Portland Timbers vs San Jose Earthquakes
Portland Timbers to win: 4/6 at Bet365
Draw: 10/3 at Bet365
San Jose Earthquakes to win: 7/2 at Bet365
