Matchday | Timbers play San Diego FC Sunday in deciding Game 3 of Round One Best-of-3 Series

The match kicks off at 6pm PT from Snapdragon Stadium. Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

The Portland Timbers and San Diego FC are set for a deciding Game 3 Sunday at Snapdragon Stadium in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Best-of-3 Series.

Kickoff is set for 6pm PT and can be seen on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.

Round One Best-of-3 Series

• San Diego earned a 2-1 result in Game 1 in Southern California with the Timbers coming back to win a dramatic penalty kick shootout in Game 2.
• Every Round One game will have a winner – no draws, no aggregate score. If a match is tied at the end of 90 minutes, clubs will participate in a penalty kick shootout to determine the winner – no extra time will be played.
• The winner of Sunday's match advances to face either Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC in the Western Conference Semifinals.

Matchday Coverage

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The Storyline

Portland and San Diego are tied 1-1 in the Round One Best-of-3 Series following San Diego’s 2-1 win on Oct. 26, and the Timbers’ 2-2 regulation draw and 3-2 PK shootout win on Nov. 1. A regulation win or another penalty kick shootout victory in San Diego on Sunday secures Portland’s ticket to the Western Conference Semifinals.

In 13 elimination scenarios all-time, Portland holds a strong record of 6-3-4. Notably, in playoffs penalty kick shootout scenarios, the Timbers are 3-2 all-time.

The Timbers have recorded eight multi-goal road playoff matches while only being shutout three times. In those eight multi-goal games, Portland recorded five wins and just two losses.

In eight road games where Portand has needed a result (win or draw) to avoid elimination, the Timbers are 5-3-0 all-time. Portland’s last road postseason result came on Nov. 25, 2021, a 1-0 win at the Colorado Rapids that advanced Portland to the 2021 Western Conference Final.

Portland has just one playoffs penalty kick shootout experience on the road – a 4-2 win over Seattle Sounders FC on Nov. 8, 2018.

Should the Timbers advance out of the Round One Best-of-3 Series, all their remaining Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoff matches (single-game elimination) will be played on the road.

How To Watch

Watch the match live on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, which is available on Apple TV+, online, and Android devices.

On the run? Listen to the match on the radio on 750 The Game or in Spanish on La GranD (KGDD 93.5 FM, 1520 AM).

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The club's Pub Program has expanded and Timbers gamedays are now more accessible than ever! This year, the expanded program has over 80 locations spread across the Portland metro area, statewide in Eugene, Bend, Salem, Cannon Beach, McMinnville, as well as Vancouver, Wash. and even overseas with PDX Taproom in Tokyo, Japan.