Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

1 – 2

Full Time

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

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

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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles FC launch into their encounter with Portland Timbers.
5' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
20' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Cristhian Paredes is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 25.
26' Cristhian Paredes is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
29' Diego Palacios is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
44' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yimmi Chara makes it 0-1.
45' Dairon Asprilla is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yimmi Chara makes it 0-2.
46' Daniel Musovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Palacios on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Valeri, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
53' The crowd applauds Sebastian Blanco as he leaves the pitch. Diego Valeri steps in for Portland Timbers.
55' Magnificent from Daniel Musovski! That is 15 goals in 293 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
56' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jose Cifuentes makes it 2-2.
59' Dairon Asprilla is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dairon Asprilla makes no mistake. 2-4!
65' 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.
70' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' The supporters are chanting for George Fochive. He replaces Cristhian Paredes on 75 minute.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Valeri on 76.
77' A moment of madness from Diego Valeri on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
82' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
85' Francisco Ginella makes way for Bryce Duke at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
87' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Jaroslaw Niezgoda on, Felipe Mora off on 87 minutes.
88' Felipe Mora makes way for Jaroslaw Niezgoda at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Arango is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 90.
Another three points for Portland Timbers.

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
Jeremy Ebobisse	4
Felipe Mora	4
Dairon Asprilla	4
Cristhian Paredes	4
Denis Bouanga	4
Mark-Anthony Kaye	3
Santiago Moreno	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

1.67 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.41 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC38% Draw26% Portland Timbers36%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

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

64%

Draw or Portland Timbers

62%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC32% Draw44% Portland Timbers24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.5%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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