Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles FC

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Portland Timbers

Mon 7 Mar 2022 · 03:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ryan Hollingshead 25' Y

Y 36' Claudio Bravo

Y 39' Dairon Asprilla

Y 45' Jose Van Rankin

R 62' Claudio Bravo

Y 65' George Fochive

Ilie Sanchez 78' Y

Y 90' Diego Chara

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

2022-03-07 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
26 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
07 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–5	L
03 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
27 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
24 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
27 Feb	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
07 Nov	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
04 Nov	Real Salt Lake	A	3–1	W
28 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–0	W
24 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L

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 ball is rolling at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Carlos Vela suffering a number of foals already.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
13' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Franco Escobar is replaced by Ryan Hollingshead on 13 minute.
18' What a strike from Yimmi Chara! The score is 0-1.
23' 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.
25' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
30' 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.
35' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
36' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 36.
39' Portland Timbers player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' The travelling Portland Timbers supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Jose Van Rankin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
46' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Kwadwo Opoku on, Carlos Vela off on 46 minutes.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' The 29-year-old Marvin Loria has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
60' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Cristhian Paredes departs to be replaced by George Fochive.
61' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
62' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Claudio Bravo on 62 minutes.
65' George Fochive is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
67' The whistle greets Diego Palacios as he departs to be replaced by Latif Blessing.
72' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
77' Over 77 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
78' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Ilie Sanchez will be fuming at that decision.
78' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Jose Cifuentes has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Musovski to step up.
82' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marvin Loria is hanging Santiago Moreno on the field on 82 minute.
87' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Portland Timbers receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 1-1 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Latif Blessing 67'
9
Cristian Arango
6
Ilie Sanchez
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Kwadwo Opoku 46'
23
Kellyn Acosta
2
Franco Escobar ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 13'
16
Maxime Crepeau
17
Brian Rodriguez
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Daniel Musovski 78'
3
Jesus Murillo
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ George Fochive 61'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
18
Zac McGraw
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Marvin Loria 82'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Sebastian Blanco 61'

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

2022-03-07 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-02-26 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-11-07 Colorado Rapids SC 5–2 Los Angeles FC L 2021-11-03 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-24 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Portland Timbers Form

2022-03-07 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-02-27 Portland Timbers 2–2 New England Revolution D 2021-11-07 Portland Timbers 3–0 Austin FC W 2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers W 2021-10-28 Portland Timbers 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-24 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.91 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 Portland Timbers xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC48% Draw26% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

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

74%

Draw or Portland Timbers

52%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC39% Draw43% Portland Timbers18%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

1 – 0

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.1%

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.