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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 21 games · Avg 3.3 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
#21	Position	#22
47	Points	46
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
52	Scored	62
40	Conceded	61
+12	GD	+1
1.38	PPG	1.35
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers get this one started.
5' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
13' Franco Escobar makes way for Ryan Hollingshead at the 13 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
18' Brilliant from the ! Yimmi Chara makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 18.
23' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Ryan Hollingshead catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Fochive, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' Claudio Bravo is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
39' The referee calls foul for Dairon Asprilla. He receives a Yellow card.
44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Marvin Loria is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
45' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 45.
46' The whistle greets Carlos Vela as he departs to be replaced by Kwadwo Opoku.
51' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
60' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Cristhian Paredes is replaced by George Fochive.
61' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
62' A moment of madness from Claudio Bravo on 62 minutes earns him a Red card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for George Fochive on 65 minutes.
67' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Diego Palacios is replaced by Latif Blessing on 67 minute.
72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
77' Brian Rodriguez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
78' The referee calls foul for Ilie Sanchez. He receives a Yellow card.
78' Daniel Musovski gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Jose Cifuentes and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Portland Timbers make a change. Santiago Moreno trudges off to be replaced by Marvin Loria on 82 minutes.
87' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Chara on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

1.68 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC43% Draw27% Portland Timbers30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Portland Timbers

57%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC33% Draw45% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.3%

0 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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