| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers (USSF) | 10 | W3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10/15 | 7-3 |
| California | 4 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7/12 | 5-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Timbers (USSF) | 2 | 28 | 51 | 14 | WLWWD | 2 | 0 |
| California | 12 | 28 | 19 | -26 | LLLLL | 12 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2007-07-15
On paper the standings were lopsided — Portland Timbers (USSF) 2nd with 51 points, California 12th with 19, 32 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/0.64 for Portland Timbers (USSF) and 0.61/1.54 for California (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Portland Timbers (USSF) entered with three wins in a row.
Jeld-Wen Field in Jeld-Wen Field, capacity 20,323, hosted the game.
