Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Fri 24 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 29' Chris Duvall

Y 54' Sebastian Blanco

Eduard Atuesta 60' Y

Y 65' Cristhian Paredes

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Silviu Petrescu
Referee Jose Da Silva

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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

Los Angeles FC 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers 2019-06-02 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-10 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Portland Timbers 2018-07-15 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers 2018-05-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
19 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	6–2	W
14 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–3	D
09 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	3–3	D
01 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W
06 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–1	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
19 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
14 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
08 Mar	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Minnesota United FC	H	1–3	L
20 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L

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)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers is underway.
5' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Jaroslaw Niezgoda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
7' GOAL! Jaroslaw Niezgoda scores on 7. Assisted by Sebastian Blanco
12' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Chara, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
29' Chris Duvall has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
34' Dario Zuparic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
36' Magnificent from Bradley Wright-Phillips! That is 54 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' Mark-Anthony Kaye makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
45' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' The supporters are chanting for Yimmi Chara. He replaces Marvin Loria on 46 minute.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' Sebastian Blanco was booked on 54.
58' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is withdrawn and Jeremy Ebobisse gets his opportunity.
60' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Eduard Atuesta gets a Yellow card.
65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes.
67' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy Najar is hanging Bradley Wright-Phillips on the field on 67 minute.
69' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Andy Polo departs to be replaced by Diego Valeri.
74' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
79' Bryce Duke gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Mark-Anthony Kaye and will look to change the dynamic.
81' What composure from Jeremy Ebobisse! The USA international strokes it home. 2-2.
86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
89' Marco Farfan makes way for Jorge Villafana at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Mohamed El Mounir 67'
66
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Andy Najar 67'
20
Eduard Atuesta
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye C ↓ Bryce Duke 79'
27
Tristan Blackmon
4
Eddie Segura
23
Pablo Sisniega
17
Brian Rodriguez
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Jose Cifuentes 67'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

7
Andy Polo ↓ Diego Valeri 69'
21
Diego Chara C
25
Bill Tuiloma
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Diego Valeri 69'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco
32
Marco Farfan ↓ Jorge Villafana 89'
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Yimmi Chara 46'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Jeremy Ebobisse 58'
15
Chris Duvall
13
Dario Zuparic

Bench

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
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2020-07-19 Los Angeles FC 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2020-03-01 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2019-10-06 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Portland Timbers Form

2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2020-07-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–0 Nashville SC W 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.2 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.45 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC52% Draw23% Portland Timbers25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Portland Timbers

48%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC40% Draw39% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.