San Jose Favored to Beat Portland Timbers - Best Odds | OneFootball

San Jose Earthquakes host Portland Timbers on Saturday, September 26, at PayPal Park, with kickoff set for 10:30 p.m. ET in a Major League Soccer clash between two teams heading in very different directions.

The Earthquakes sit fifth in the Western Conference with 42 points this season. Portland trails in ninth place with 32 points, ten points back of San Jose.

Predictions and odds

Oddsmakers favor the hosts, pricing San Jose at 2.05 to win outright compared to 3.1 for a Timbers upset and 4.1 for a draw. Pitchside's confidence pick: San Jose to win 3-1, with over 2.5 total goals and both teams scoring.

Probable lineups

San Jose's likely XI: E. Edwards Jr., Dave Romney, Daniel Munie, Reid Roberts, J. Ricketts, Beau Leroux, Eduard Lowen, B. Kikanovic, N. Tsakiris, Timo Werner and Preston Judd.

Coach: Bruce Arena

The Earthquakes will be missing N. Adimabua, O. Bouda, Angus Gunn, D. Johnson, DeJuan Jones and R. Vieira, all ruled out.

Portland's projected lineup: J. Pantemis, Jimer Fory, Kamal Miller, Eric Miller, R. Hernandez, David Da Costa, Cole Bassett, Diego Chara, K. Velde, A. Lassiter and V. Janssen.

Coach: Marti Cifuentes

The Timbers face a longer injury list, with Brandon Bye, Zac McGraw, J. Mosquera, Trey Muse and Finn Surman all out, J. Waterman unavailable, and A. Aravena and Jose Caicedo listed as doubtful.

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