Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles FC

4 – 2

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

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 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

2020-09-14 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers is underway.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
25' GOAL! Eryk Williamson scores on 25. Assisted by Felipe Mora
30' Pablo Bonilla is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Julio Cascante is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
37' What composure from Mark-Anthony Kaye! The Canada international strokes it home. 1-1.
41' Diego Rossi adds to his 3 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
46' Bradley Wright-Phillips does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
46' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Marvin Loria is replaced by Yimmi Chara.
47' The USA Jeremy Ebobisse breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 3-2!
52' Portland Timbers have won 469 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
62' The 27-year-old Diego Palacios has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Andy Najar is replacing Francisco Ginella for the Los Angeles FC side.
68' Felipe Mora makes way for Jaroslaw Niezgoda at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pablo Bonilla.
76' 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.
80' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Brian Rodriguez departs to be replaced by Eduard Atuesta.
83' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
85' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri is replaced by Andy Polo.
90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

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
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

2020-09-14 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

2.69 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.42 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC61% Draw20% Portland Timbers19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.11

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Portland Timbers

39%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC48% Draw35% Portland Timbers17%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.3%

1 – 1

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

4 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.4%

1 – 0

4.2%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	20%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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