Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles FC

1 – 1

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Portland Timbers

Sun 8 Nov 2020 · 23:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45+6'

Latif Blessing 27' Y

Y 31' Diego Valeri

Christian Torres 63' Y

Y 81' Dairon Asprilla

Y 90' Larrys Mabiala

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Diego Blas
Referee
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
05 Nov	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–3	L
29 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
25 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
19 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	1–1	D
15 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Nov	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
05 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
02 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–0	W
29 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–2	W
23 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
19 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Portland Timbers
#20	Position	#28
24	Points	14
15	Played	14
7 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
24	Scored	22
17	Conceded	28
+7	GD	-6
1.60	PPG	1.00
47%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
5' The deadlock is broken! Carlos Vela gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Latif Blessing on 27.
31' Diego Valeri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
36' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
41' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 46 minute. Jesus Murillo leaves to be changed by Dejan Jakovic.
51' Felipe Mora is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Christian Torres argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 67 minute. Marvin Loria leaves to be changed by Dairon Asprilla.
72' Jose Cifuentes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 15 appearances.
76' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Christian Torres exits the field as Brian Rodriguez enters on 76.
77' The whistle greets Chris Duvall as he departs to be replaced by Marco Farfan.
81' The referee calls foul for Dairon Asprilla. He receives a Yellow card.
86' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
88' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Mark-Anthony Kaye on, Jose Cifuentes off on 88 minutes.
90' Jorge Villafana makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Portland Timbers are in front.
90' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Larrys Mabiala will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Kenneth Vermeer
10
Carlos Vela C
20
Eduard Atuesta
2
Jordan Harvey
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Francisco Ginella 88'
27
Tristan Blackmon
4
Eddie Segura
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Mark-Anthony Kaye 88'
21
Christian Torres ↓ Brian Rodriguez 76'
94
Jesus Murillo ↓ Dejan Jakovic 46'

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

2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-11-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Los Angeles FC L 2020-10-29 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2020-10-25 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-10-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L

Portland Timbers Form

2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-11-05 Portland Timbers 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-11-02 Portland Timbers 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.97 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC54% Draw24% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

46%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC40% Draw42% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

8.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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