Portland Tim. vs San-Diego Zest Prediction 20 August 2026
🔊 In this MLS regular season match, Portland Timbers take on San Diego. Both teams have had plenty of problems lately - they sit in the lower half of the Western Conference table. But the visitors, showing good attacking play recently, are capable of causing the hosts a lot of trouble.
Head-to-Head
📊 The last match between these two sides took place at the end of April this year. Portland played away and won 2:1. Looking at the last 5 head-to-head meetings, San Diego have the upper hand (3:2 in wins).
Head-to-head statistics Portland Tim. - San-Diego Zest
Portland Timbers Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on as part of the MLS tournament (home team - Chicago Fire, away team - Portland Timbers). The match concluded with a scoreline of 2:1.
Here's the game statistics (Portland Timbers vs Chicago Fire):
- ball possession: 63% vs 37%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 0;
- fouls: 6 vs 15;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 2 vs 4.
At the moment, the home side have 3 wins in 5 matches, along with 2 defeats. It should be noted, however, that some of those wins came against Mexican clubs playing below their usual level. The previous MLS round ended in a loss to Chicago (1:2). Anything unexpectedly solid, at least in terms of defensive play, is not to be expected from this team: 35 goals conceded in 19 matches - an average of almost 2 per game. It is clear that their ability to perform in attack will come to the fore.
Match Results: Portland Timbers
San-Diego Zest Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the MLS tournament (home team - Los Angeles , away - San-Diego Zest ). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:1.
Here are the match stats (San-Diego Zest vs Los Angeles ):
- ball possession: 60% vs 40%;
- corner kicks: 7 vs 9;
- fouls: 12 vs 21;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 4;
- shots on target: 2 vs 3.
San Diego sit 12th in the Western Conference, which is slightly worse than Portland, but the difference comes down purely to goal difference. In the previous round, against Los Angeles, they managed an extremely hard-fought 1-0 win. It is worth noting that the match was away, and San Diego were also forced to finish the game a man down. In attack, things have started to come together quite well for the team recently: they averaged more than 2 goals per game against the Mexican sides, and in the vast majority of MLS matches they manage to get on the scoresheet. The away factor is always a problem. But here and now, the visitors are in slightly better shape.
Match Results: San-Diego Zest
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 0.83, the guests - 2.17;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3;
- both teams scored: overall - 3; at the home team's field - 1.
Statistics: Portland Timbers vs San-Diego Zest
- average total in the tournament: 3.63 vs 3.26;
- average total goals scored: 1.79 vs 1.74;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.84 vs 0.79;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.95 vs 0.95;
- Portland Timbers: average total at home in the tournament - 2.22;
- San-Diego Zest : average total away in the tournament - 1;
- last 10 matches (average total): 2.2 (home - 2.5) vs 1.8 (away - 0.75).
- Portland Timbers have scored under 2.5 goals in last 6 games against San-Diego Zest (MLS).
- Portland Timbers have scored under 2.5 goals in 7 of last 8 games (MLS).
Prediction on corners
H2H
- average Over/Under corners in H2H matches - 9.83 (3.33 - for home team and 6.5 - for away team);
- average Over/Under corners at home team's field - 9 (3.5 - for home team and 5.5 - for away team).
Portland Timbers: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5; at home field - 4.78;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.9; at home field - 6.17.
San-Diego Zest : Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.89, away - 4.22;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.2; away - 4.25.
- San-Diego Zest have taken over 4.5 corners in last 6 games against Portland Timbers (MLS).
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 6;
- both teams scored all-time - 3 times;
- on the home team’s field - 1 times.
Statistics: Portland Timbers vs San-Diego Zest
- number of matches played in the tournament: 19 vs 19;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 14 vs 10;
- number of BTTS matches for Portland Timbers at home - 8 (89%);
- number of BTTS matches for San-Diego Zest away - 4 (44%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 9 vs 5;
- BTTS matches for Portland Timbers at home - 6 (100%);
- BTTS matches for San-Diego Zest away - 2 (50%).
- Portland Timbers have scored and conceded in 12 of last 13 home games.
- Portland Timbers have scored and conceded in 10 of last 11 home games (MLS).
- Portland Timbers have scored and conceded in last 9 games.
- Portland Timbers have scored and conceded in last 6 games (MLS).
⭐ Editor's Pick
It is extremely difficult to pick an obvious favourite in this match. The home factor does carry significant weight. Portland will look to show their best. But absolute dominance from the hosts should not be expected. And this applies especially to their defence. Timbers have a considerable number of problems. San Diego can take advantage of that. The team is quite consistent in their actions on the opponent's half. And, given that both sides will be inclined to play vertical football, the match could end up being a goal-fest for both teams. Our editors are inclined to back the Zest players. We are going with the San Diego total over 1.5 goals.
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