Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles FC

4 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Mon 14 Sep 2020 · 03:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 71' Pablo Bonilla

Jose Cifuentes 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Jason White
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Victor Rivas

6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 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

2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	4–2	W
10 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
07 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
03 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	5–1	W
31 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
22 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
07 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
03 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
30 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	4–4	D
24 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–3	L
12 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W

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 Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Pablo Sisniega has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' Francisco Ginella is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
25' Against the run of play, Eryk Williamson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Felipe Mora, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
37' Mark-Anthony Kaye doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
41' GOAL! Diego Rossi fires home to make it 2-1!
46' What a moment for Bradley Wright-Phillips! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
46' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Yimmi Chara comes on to replace Marvin Loria.
47' The deadlock is broken! Jeremy Ebobisse gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
57' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
62' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Francisco Ginella is replaced by Andy Najar on 65 minute.
68' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Felipe Mora by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 68 minute.
71' Pablo Bonilla was booked on 71.
76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
80' The supporters are chanting for Eduard Atuesta. He replaces Brian Rodriguez on 80 minute.
83' Jose Cifuentes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
85' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri is replaced by Andy Polo.
90' Dejan Jakovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
Full Time. Los Angeles FC beats Portland Timbers

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
66
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Daniel Musovski 80'
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing
5
Dejan Jakovic
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye C
4
Eddie Segura
23
Pablo Sisniega
17
Brian Rodriguez ↓ Eduard Atuesta 80'
11
Jose Cifuentes
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Andy Najar 65'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Dairon Asprilla	4
Cristhian Paredes	4
Denis Bouanga	4
Jeremy Ebobisse	4
Felipe Mora	4
Mark-Anthony Kaye	3
Bradley Wright-Phillips	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2020-08-22 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Portland Timbers Form

2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.52 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC59% Draw21% Portland Timbers20%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Portland Timbers

41%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC45% Draw36% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

7.7%

3 – 1

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

3 – 2

3 – 0

1 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.5%

4 – 1

4.4%

4 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	17%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	20%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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