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San Jose vs Portland: match report

San Jose Earthquakes hosted Portland Timbers at PayPal Park on Sunday 27 September 2026, in the MLS. San Jose have no reported absences; Portland are missing 1 (Joel Waterman). Lorenzo Hernandez is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.2.

Result and scorers

San Jose 3-1 Portland. Goals: Preston Judd 4' for San Jose; Eduard Löwen 24' for San Jose; Preston Judd 29' for San Jose; David Da Costa 86' for Portland.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Goal: Preston Judd (San Jose) 1-0
  • 24' Goal: Eduard Löwen (San Jose) 2-0
  • 29' Goal: Preston Judd (San Jose) 3-0
  • 30' Yellow card: Preston Judd (San Jose)
  • 40' Yellow card: Reid Roberts (San Jose)
  • 76' Yellow card: Eric Miller (Portland)
  • 86' Goal: David Da Costa (Portland) 3-1
Match stats (contains the result)
45.9%Possession54.1%
13Shots18
8Shots on target6
5Corners9
8Fouls11
0Offsides1
5Saves5
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

San Jose 5-3-2

Coach: Bruce Arena

  1. 36 Earl Edwards Jr. GK
  2. 5 Daniel Munie DEF
  3. 4 David Romney DEF
  4. 18 Reid Roberts DEF
  5. 3 Paul Marie MID
  6. 87 Vítor Costa DEF
  7. 23 Eduard Löwen MID
  8. 6 Ian Harkes MID
  9. 34 Beau Leroux MID
  10. 19 Preston Judd FWD
  11. 11 Timo Werner FWD

Bench

  • 28 Benji Kikanović DEF
  • 20 Nick Fernandez MID
  • 2 Jamar Ricketts DEF
  • 9 Luka Jovanović FWD
  • 16 Jack Skahan FWD
  • 31 Francesco Montali GK
  • 17 Jack Jasinski DEF
  • 25 Max Floriani DEF
  • 40 Jonathan González MID

Portland 4-3-3

Coach: Martí Cifuentes

  1. 41 James Pantemis GK
  2. 12 Ronald Hernández DEF
  3. 15 Eric Miller DEF
  4. 4 Kamal Miller DEF
  5. 27 Jimer Fory DEF
  6. 17 Cole Bassett MID
  7. 21 Diego Chará MID
  8. 10 David Da Costa MID
  9. 99 Kristoffer Velde FWD
  10. 14 Vincent Janssen FWD
  11. 7 Ariel Lassiter FWD

Bench

  • 23 Ian Smith DEF
  • 73 Eric Izoita MID
  • 11 Antony FWD
  • 88 Gage Guerra FWD
  • 28 Alexander Aravena FWD
  • 26 Hunter Sulte GK
  • 6 Alex Bonetig DEF
  • 16 Sawyer Jura DEF
  • 80 Joao Ortiz MID

Injuries and suspensions

San Jose

No reported absences.

Portland

  • Joel Waterman suspension, back Late September 2026
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 24 May 2026: Portland Timbers 1-3 San Jose Earthquakes
  • Saturday 14 June 2025: Portland Timbers 1-1 San Jose Earthquakes
  • Wednesday 21 May 2025: San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 Portland Timbers
  • Sunday 4 May 2025: San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Portland Timbers
  • Thursday 20 June 2024: San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Portland Timbers