Venue and kickoff
Providence Park,
1844 SW Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon
Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT / 10:30 p.m. ET.
Available on Apple TV (MLS Season Pass).
Weather forecast for Portland, OR (evening): Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, with daytime highs in the low-to-mid 80s°F cooling to the upper 50s/low 60s°F by evening. Low chance of precipitation; light winds. Pleasant late-summer Pacific Northwest conditions.
Injury reports
Portland Timbers: Alexander Aravena (hip, Out), Alex Bonetig (upper body, Out), Juan Mosquera (foot/ankle, Out).
San Diego FC: Marcus Alstrup (lower body, Out), Anders Dreyer (suspended, Out — red card in recent 1-0 win over LAFC).
Current key roster notes
Portland Timbers (coach Martí Cifuentes): GK James Pantemis; defenders Brandon Bye, Kamal Miller, Finn Surman, Jimer Fory; midfielders Diego Chará, David da Costa, Cole Bassett; attackers Kevin Kelsy (~9 goals), Kristoffer Velde (~4 goals), Ariel Lassiter, Antony. Kelsy and Velde lead the attack.
San Diego FC (coach Mikey Varas): GK CJ dos Santos; defenders Manu Duah, Christopher McVey, Ian Murphy, Kieran Sargeant; midfielders Jeppe Tverskov, Onni Valakari, Aníbal Godoy; attackers Marcus Ingvartsen (~11 goals), Lewis Morgan, others (Dreyer unavailable). Ingvartsen is the primary scoring threat.
Key player vs. player matchups:
Marcus Ingvartsen (San Diego attack) vs. Portland defense (Miller/Surman/Bye) and Pantemis: Ingvartsen’s goal-scoring form against a Timbers back line missing some depth.
Kevin Kelsy / Kristoffer Velde (Portland attack) vs. San Diego defense (Duah/McVey/Murphy) and dos Santos: Portland’s main threats testing San Diego’s structure without Dreyer’s creativity.
Midfield battle: da Costa/Bassett/Chará vs. Tverskov/Valakari/Godoy — control of transitions will be critical.
Set pieces and home atmosphere at Providence Park could favor the Timbers.
Recent team forms:
Portland Timbers: Mixed results (recent 1-2 loss at Chicago Fire after some Leagues Cup success); still in the playoff mix but inconsistent.
San Diego FC: Building momentum with a 1-0 road win at LAFC (seeking consecutive MLS wins for the first time since early season); solid recent form including Leagues Cup results. Previous meeting this season: Portland won 2-1.
Series history
Limited but competitive meetings since San Diego’s entry into MLS. Portland won the most recent encounter 2-1 earlier in 2026; overall series has seen goals and competitive results.
Betting trends
Trends lean toward the home side and potential for goals given both teams’ attacking profiles.
MATCH ODDS
San Diego FC + 105
Portland Timbers + 195
Draw + 290
Over 3 – 110 Under 3 – 110
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, August 18, 2026
