Portland Timbers vs San Diego

Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 05:30Providence Park, PortlandRubiel Vazquez, USA

Summary

Match report

Portland Timbers vs San Diego in the Major League Soccer (Matchday 20) ended in a 3-1 win for Portland Timbers. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Portland Timbers’s goals came from K. Velde in the 29th minute, A. Lassiter in the 51st minute and D. Da Costa in the 68th minute. San Diego’s goal came from Gabriel Pirani in the 45th minute. K. Velde was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.5).

Player of the match

K. Velde

Portland Timbers74'11Rating 8.5

Key stats

All stats

30%Possession70%

1.50Expected goals (xG)1.57
11Total shots21
5Shots on target6
0Corners7
2Yellow cards1

Live commentary

It's all over: Portland Timbers win against San Diego 3-1. In numbers: possession Portland Timbers 30%, San Diego 70%; shots 11 (5 on target) to 21 (6 on target)
90+6'
Booking: Kevin Kelsy (Portland Timbers) for handball
90+1'
Yellow card: Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) for a foul
83'
Double substitution, Portland Timbers: D. Chara makes way for D. Da Costa, A. Lassiter on for V. Janssen
74'
Double substitution, Portland Timbers: C. Bassett comes on for J. Ortiz, K. Velde on for Antony
74'
Triple substitution, San Diego: K. Sargeant comes on for L. Bombino, D. Thorhallsson on for O. Verhoeven, M. Ingvartsen on for A. Pellegrino
68'
Goal! D. Da Costa extends Portland Timbers's lead (3-1), set up by K. Velde
62'
Substitution, Portland Timbers: B. Bye comes on for E. Miller
59'
Substitution, San Diego: E. Achouri makes way for A. Mighten
58'
Substitution, San Diego: A. Alvarado Jr makes way for O. Valakari
51'
Goal! A. Lassiter puts Portland Timbers back in front (2-1), assisted by J. Fory
We're back under way for the second half
Half-time: level at 1-1
45'
Goal! Gabriel Pirani levels it up for San Diego (1-1), assisted by L. Morgan
29'
Goal! K. Velde opens the scoring for Portland Timbers (1-0), set up by C. Bassett
17'
Booking: Ariel Lassiter (Portland Timbers) for a foul
Kick-off! We're under way between Portland Timbers and San Diego. Portland Timbers line up in a 4-2-3-1, San Diego in a 4-3-3

Lineups

Portland TimbersCoach: Jack CassidyAverage rating 7.14-2-3-1

Portland Timbers – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

41J. PantemisGoalkeeper – Rating 7.2
5B. ByeDefender – Rating 6.3, On 62'
20F. SurmanDefender – Captain, Rating 7.2
4K. MillerDefender – Rating 7.6
27J. ForyDefender – Rating 7.3, Assist
17C. BassettMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Assist, On 74'
30J. CaicedoMidfielder – Rating 7.5
7A. LassiterMidfielder – Rating 7.0, Goal 51', Yellow card 17', On 83'
10D. Da CostaMidfielder – Rating 7.6, Goal 68', On 83'
99K. VeldeMidfielder – Player of the match, Rating 8.5, Goal 29', Assist, On 74'
19K. KelsyForward – Rating 6.7, Yellow card 90+6'