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 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 0.3/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 20 games · Avg 3.4 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
#17	Position	#23
34	Points	24
19	Played	18
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
35	Scored	33
19	Conceded	33
+16	GD	+0
1.79	PPG	1.33
53%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that hosts another battle between Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yimmi Chara, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
7' Jaroslaw Niezgoda adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
12' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Tristan Blackmon has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
17' Eduard Atuesta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
22' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
27' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Chris Duvall.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Magnificent from Bradley Wright-Phillips! That is 54 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' Mark-Anthony Kaye does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
45' Jeremy Ebobisse is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
46' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Yimmi Chara comes on to replace Marvin Loria.
51' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
54' Poor challenge from Sebastian Blanco. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
58' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 58 minute. Jaroslaw Niezgoda leaves to be changed by Jeremy Ebobisse.
60' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Eduard Atuesta will be fuming at that decision.
65' Controversy at the stadium! Cristhian Paredes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Bradley Wright-Phillips has done his job and it is now time for Andy Najar to step up.
69' Diego Valeri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Polo at the 69 minute mark.
74' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
79' The crowd applauds Mark-Anthony Kaye as he leaves the pitch. Bryce Duke steps in for Los Angeles FC.
81' What a strike from Jeremy Ebobisse! The score is 2-2.
86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
89' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Marco Farfan has done his job and it is now time for Jorge Villafana to step up.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Jeremy Ebobisse	4
Felipe Mora	4
Dairon Asprilla	4
Cristhian Paredes	4
Mark-Anthony Kaye	3
Denis Bouanga	3
Evander	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

2.37 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC55% Draw22% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Portland Timbers

45%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC43% Draw38% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.9%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.4%

4 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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