Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

1 – 2

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Portland Timbers

Thu 30 Sep 2021 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 25' Cristhian Paredes

Y 26' Cristhian Paredes

Diego Palacios 29' Y

Y 45' Dairon Asprilla

Y 76' Diego Valeri

Y 77' Diego Valeri

Cristian Arango 90' 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)

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

2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L
26 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
19 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
16 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
13 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
04 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–1	W
26 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	6–1	W
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
11 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–0	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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 25.
26' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 26.
29' Diego Palacios picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' The 34-year-old George Fochive has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' Raheem Edwards, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' Against the run of play, Yimmi Chara has scored! This game has turned on its head.
45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dairon Asprilla.
46' Yimmi Chara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
46' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 46 minute. Diego Palacios leaves to be changed by Daniel Musovski.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
53' Portland Timbers make a change. Sebastian Blanco trudges off to be replaced by Diego Valeri on 53 minutes.
55' Daniel Musovski doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
56' Brilliant from the ! Jose Cifuentes makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 56.
59' Goal! Dairon Asprilla scores his 35 goal in 291 matches.
60' The Colombia Dairon Asprilla breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 2-4!
65' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 291 games and scored 469 goals.
75' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. George Fochive steps in for Portland Timbers.
76' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri will be fuming at that decision.
77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Valeri.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
85' Bryce Duke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Francisco Ginella at the 85 minute mark.
87' Felipe Mora makes way for Jaroslaw Niezgoda at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
88' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Felipe Mora by Jaroslaw Niezgoda on 88 minute.
90' Cristian Arango was booked on 90.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 1-2 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Santiago Moreno 75'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 87'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 75'
12
Steve Clark
10
Sebastian Blanco ↓ Diego Valeri 53'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 88'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-09-26 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-16 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.85 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC41% Draw25% Portland Timbers34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Portland Timbers

59%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC35% Draw42% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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