Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Diego Blas
  • Referee
  • Referee

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

6
8
7
Los Angeles FC 21 games · Avg 3.3 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
  • 5' What composure from Carlos Vela! The Mexico international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 10' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Marvin Loria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 27' Latif Blessing catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Valeri on 31.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jose Cifuentes made 15 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Jesus Murillo is replaced by Dejan Jakovic.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Christian Torres catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 67' Dairon Asprilla is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marvin Loria at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 76' Brian Rodriguez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Torres at the 76 minute mark.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Marco Farfan. He replaces Chris Duvall on 77 minute.
  • 81' Dairon Asprilla catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 86' USA international Marco Farfan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' Jose Cifuentes makes way for Mark-Anthony Kaye at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
  • 90' What composure from Jorge Villafana! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 90' Larrys Mabiala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Cristhian Paredes 4
Denis Bouanga 4
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Evander 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.89 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC52% Draw25% Portland Timbers23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Portland Timbers
48%
Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC38% Draw43% Portland Timbers19%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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