San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers Prediction, 5/3/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 4/30/2025

Game: San Jose Earthquakes vs Portland Timbers

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Location: PayPal Park in San Jose, CA

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Timbers (5-3-2) are traveling to PayPal Park in San Jose, CA on Saturday where they will take on the Earthquakes (3-1-6). The Earthquakes are priced at -210 while the Timbers are at +172. The total is set at 3. The men protecting the net are Daniel for San Jose and James Pantemis for Portland.

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San Jose has allowed 19 goals while surrendering 1.90 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have recorded 57 SoT on them. They have a total of 1 clean sheet, which has them sitting at a percentage of 10.0% this season. San Jose has earned 16 yellow card warnings over the course of the season and also 1 red card. The Earthquakes are ranked 1st when it comes to goals expected with 23.0, and their xGA are at 19.9. On the season, the team averages 1.00 points per fixture (10 points) and they also are ranked 3rd among MLS teams with 14 assists. Their differential on goals is currently at 1 by means of 20 goals finished as well as 19 goals allowed. The San Jose Earthquakes have a total of 38 SVs and they hold a save rate of 66.7% over the course of the season.

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The Portland Timbers have totaled 20 goals and the team's goals expected so far this year is at 12.8. The club's goals against/90 minutes is at 1.50 with 35 saves, and they have 3 shut outs. For the season, Portland has a save rate of 71.7% (53 SoT against), and also are ranked 6th in the league with 18 pts. Portland Timbers sits at 22nd in relation to goals surrendered with 15, and their goal differential is 5. Portland has tallied a clean sheet rate of 30.0% this year and also 26 yellow cards. The Timbers are averaging 1.8 pts per contest while having 14 assists and 1 red card.

The man defending the goal for San Jose is Daniel. Daniel has played for a total of 3,765 mins and has tallied 166 saves in his career. Daniel (10-13-20 mark during his soccer career) has earned 7 shutouts, which has earned him a 16.8%% shutout percentage. The keeper hailing from Brazil has faced 232 shots attempted at him in 43 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.54 (64 total goals conceded) and he has a save percentage of 71.6%.

James Pantemis will be residing in front of the goal for Portland. So far in his pro soccer career, Pantemis has given up 80 goals while totaling 175 saves in 57 starts. Pantemis has earned 15 shutouts while defending 255 shots against him in 5,163 minutes in his career. He has a save percentage of 68.6% and his clean sheet rate is 26.1%%. He has allowed 1.39 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 27-15-15.

Cristian Arango is a man who can make an impact for San Jose. Arango has started 87 matchups during his career while scoring 0.70 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Colombia has racked up 59 goals in 7,569 mins. He has accounted for 13 assists while accumulating 131 pts so far in his pro soccer career.

Portland features an attacker in Antony, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. The forward representing Brazil has been on the field for 2,870 professional minutes while scoring 11 goals. He currently averages 0.35 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 32 contests so far in his pro soccer career. He has earned 28 points in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 6 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland Timbers (-210)

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Pick:	DRAW (+230)
Start:	May 3, 2025 @ 12:30 AM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Comp Soccer pick from Doc’s Sports for Saturday: Spanish LaLiga Take Las Palmas/Valencia DRAW (+230) (12:30 p.m. EST, Saturday May 3) Valencia are the stronger side but they haven’t had the winning touch lately. They are coming off consecutive draws, and we think this one has a great chance to end up at a stalemate, and this is a great price for the draw. As of this writing, the under on total goals is juiced at -130 at 2.5, so a low scoring match is expected and we agree. So we have a couple chances at 0-0 or 1-1 for the under if it is indeed a low scoring match. Las Palmas has a single goal in their last two matches, and Valencia have scored one goal in three straight matches. We also like to target the draw in a likely low scoring match when the stronger team is the road side, and that is the case here on Saturday. Valencia have the second highest draw rate in LaLiga, as more than a third of their matches have ended tied. Again, nice value here and we think this one has a great chance to cash at a hefty price. Read More Read Less

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