Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS .
- Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
- Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jason White
- Referee Drew Fischer
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Silviu Petrescu
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul | Portland Timbers | H | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Jul | Orlando City SC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 04 Jul | Houston Dynamo | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Jul | Philadelphia Union | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Jun | Columbus Crew SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Jun | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 4–3 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul | Los Angeles FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Jun | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 24 Jun | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Jun | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–0 | D |
| 02 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles FC | Portland Timbers | |
|---|---|---|
| #21 | Position | #26 |
| 41 | Points | 32 |
| 28 | Played | 27 |
| 11 / 8 / 9 | W / D / L | 9 / 5 / 13 |
| 43 | Scored | 48 |
| 30 | Conceded | 51 |
| +13 | GD | -3 |
| 1.46 | PPG | 1.19 |
| 39% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
86%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
H2H (21 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
46%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
4%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 14 G | 5 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Portland Timbers
| Kevin Kelsy | 9 G | 2 A |
| Kristoffer Velde | 8 G | 5 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles FC welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at .
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' Lawrence Olum, a Kenya , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
- 25' Adama Diomande has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
- 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 45' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 55' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 60' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Vytautas Andriuskevicius has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 75' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 80' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
- 85' Diego Rossi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
- 90' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 0-0 Portland Timbers. Honours even.
Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 10
- 99
-
33
Benny Feilhaber ↓ Marcos Urena 82'
- 3
- 24
- 25
- 1
-
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Latif Blessing 64'
-
44
Joao Moutinho ↓ Jordan Harvey 67'
- 14
Bench
-
21
Marcos Urena ↑ 82'
-
2
Jordan Harvey ↑ 67'
-
7
Latif Blessing ↑ 64'
- 11
- 5
- 13
- 27
Coach
Bob Bradley
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Andy Polo ↓ Andres Flores 73'
- 99
- 2
- 21
- 8
- 1
- 13
- 16
- 33
- 18
- 10
Bench
- 20
- 90
- 25
- 27
-
14
Andres Flores ↑ 73'
-
5
Vytautas Andriuskevicius ↑ 82'
- 9
Coach
Giovanni Savarese
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Carlos Vela | 7 |
| Denis Bouanga | 4 |
| Jeremy Ebobisse | 4 |
| Felipe Mora | 4 |
| Dairon Asprilla | 4 |
| Cristhian Paredes | 4 |
| Mark-Anthony Kaye | 3 |
| Daniel Musovski | 2 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
Portland Timbers Form
2018-07-15
Los Angeles FC
0–0
Portland Timbers
D
2018-07-08
Portland Timbers
2–1
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2018-06-30
Seattle Sounders FC
2–3
Portland Timbers
W
2018-06-24
Atlanta United FC
1–1
Portland Timbers
D
2018-06-10
Portland Timbers
0–0
Sporting Kansas City
D
2018-06-02
Portland Timbers
1–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.65
Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04
Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Portland Timbers
51%
Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
| Handicap | Los Angeles FC covers | Push | Portland Timbers covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 16% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 23% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 14% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
20%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.