San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers betting tips: Major League Soccer preview, predictions and odds

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Portland Timbers are unbeaten in seven meetings with San Jose, winning five of these matches. 

Both teams to score is 8/15.

Jarosław Niezgoda is 6/1 to open the scoring and 13/8 to net anytime. 

Match preview

After an emphatic victory at the weekend, can Portland Timbers start to climb the table?

On Saturday, Giovanni Savarese's side demolished Sporting Kansas City 7-2 at Providence Park equalising the club's biggest-ever victory.

Bill Tuiloma, Sebastián Blanco, Nathan Fogaça, Marvin Loría and Santiago Moreno all scoring on a memorable afternoon in Oregon.

Before this, last year's MLS Cup finalists had actually only won twice this season so they're ninth, just below the play-off line.

San Jose Earthquakes are one of the teams below them, sacking Head Coach Matías Almeyda in mid-April.

Since then, under Alex Covelo, they've won both home games before Saturday's crazy 3-3 draw at BC Place against Vancouver Whitecaps.

All six goals came after interval with Jamiro Monteiro scoring and Jeremy Ebobisse bagging a brace before the Caps equalised in stoppage time.

So, the Goonies remain 12th, just one point above the bottom.

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