Major League Soccer · Matchweek 20
Portland Timbers
POR
3–1Full time
San Diego FC
SAD
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
54%Possession55%
42%Territory43%
29%From set plays19%
0.14Chance quality0.13
4.5%Directness4.2%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Portland, 3 for San Diego FC. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 372 matches, not the full season.