San Diego FC host the Portland Timbers on April 25, 2026, at 9:30 PM in a Western Conference MLS fixture at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
The match comes with both teams needing a lift. San Diego FC sit tenth in the Western Conference and are winless in their last four league games, while Portland are twelfth and have dropped three of their last five outings.
San Diego’s slide has been sharp. They lost 1-0 to Houston Dynamo FC on April 23, 2026, two days after a 4-2 defeat to Real Salt Lake, and have taken only one point from their last five games, a 2-2 draw with Real Salt Lake in late March. Across that stretch, they have scored seven goals and conceded eleven.
Portland, by contrast, have shown more uneven form than collapse. They beat Los Angeles FC earlier this month, but their most recent game ended in a 2-0 defeat to Mi, leaving them with one win, one draw and three losses in their last five outings. That leaves the Timbers close enough to sense opportunity, but not stable enough to waste a chance.
The fixture is being streamed exclusively on Apple TV as part of MLS coverage, giving the league matchup a national audience at a point where both sides need points more than style. San Diego’s home field and Portland’s one-win burst earlier in the month set up a game with little room for comfort on either side.
For San Diego FC, the immediate question is whether the loss in Houston was simply the latest setback or the start of a deeper slide that now demands a response at home. Portland arrives with enough volatility to keep the door open, but not enough certainty to walk through it cleanly.
