{"id":32200,"date":"2026-08-14T22:28:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=32200"},"modified":"2026-08-15T01:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:06:41","slug":"match-preview-portland-timbers-vs-san-diego-fc-08-19-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-portland-timbers-vs-san-diego-fc-08-19-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Timbers vs San Diego FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Portland Timbers<\/a> host San Diego FC<\/a> at Providence Park on Wednesday, August 19 (10:30 PM ET \/ 9:30 PM CT \/ 7:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

No absences have been flagged for either side. Portland Timbers will again lean on Kevin Kelsy, who has 9 goals in 993 minutes this season, with Kristoffer Velde supplying the service \u2014 he has created 35 chances alongside 4 goals of his own \u2014 and Cole Bassett offering a further goal threat with 3 goals and 18 chances created. San Diego FC arrive with Marcus Ingvartsen<\/a> the central threat after 11 goals from 44 shots, and Anders Dreyer driving things creatively with 45 chances created to go with 7 goals.<\/p>\n

Providence Park has produced goals in bunches for Portland recently, and with Kelsy pulling defenders around up top and Velde probing from deeper, the platform is there to get at a San Diego side that has been leaking chances on the road. San Diego won’t be shut out \u2014 Ingvartsen and Dreyer have combined for too many goals and chances created to go quiet \u2014 but this looks like a game with goals at both ends and a home side with enough quality to edge it.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Portland Timbers vs San Diego FC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n