Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 21:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Giorgio Chiellini 24' 1–0

Carlos Vela pen 34' 2–0

Kwadwo Opoku 52' 3–0

3–1 62' Evander

3–2 84' Cristhian Paredes

Y 41' Zac McGraw

Ilie Sanchez 45' Y

Ryan Hollingshead 45' Y

Y 72' Juan Mosquera

Timothy Tillman 85' Y

Y 90' Nathan Fogaca

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

2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
05 Nov	Philadelphia Union	H	6–3	W
30 Oct	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W
09 Oct	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
02 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L
28 Feb	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
09 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
02 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
18 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W

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' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles FC host Portland Timbers — let the battle begin!
5' Portland Timbers come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kristoffer Velde scoring 1 goals.
15' Juan Mosquera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
24' Magnificent from Giorgio Chiellini! That is 9 goals in 534 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Carlos Vela makes no mistake. 2-0!
39' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
41' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Zac McGraw will be fuming at that decision.
45' Ilie Sanchez is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
52' What composure from Kwadwo Opoku! The Ghana international strokes it home. 3-0.
57' Portland Timbers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Justin Rasmussen is withdrawn and Claudio Bravo gets his opportunity.
62' Evander does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
66' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Ilie Sanchez is withdrawn and Timothy Tillman gets his opportunity.
71' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
72' Claudio Bravo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
72' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Jaroslaw Niezgoda is withdrawn and Nathan Fogaca gets his opportunity.
77' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-2-3-1 shape.
80' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Giorgio Chiellini has done his job and it is now time for Aaron Long to step up.
84' Cristhian Paredes does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
85' The referee has no hesitation. Timothy Tillman is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 85.
90' Portland Timbers make a change. Juan Mosquera trudges off to be replaced by Diego Gutierrez on 90 minutes.
90' Poor challenge from Nathan Fogaca. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 3-2 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Evander
1
David Bingham
21
Diego Chara
19
Eryk Williamson
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Cristhian Paredes 60'
13
Dario Zuparic
18
Zac McGraw
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Larrys Mabiala 60'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Nathan Fogaca 72'
14
Justin Rasmussen ↓ Claudio Bravo 60'
29
Juan Mosquera ↓ Diego Gutierrez 90'

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 60'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 60'
15
Eric Miller
5
Claudio Bravo ↑ 60'
31
Aljaz Ivacic
28
Pablo Bonilla
26
Hunter Sulte
16
Diego Gutierrez ↑ 90'
99
Nathan Fogaca ↑ 72'

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
Diego Rossi	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2022-11-05 Los Angeles FC 6–3 Philadelphia Union W 2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-10-09 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC W

Portland Timbers Form

2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers L 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.22 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC56% Draw22% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

44%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC40% Draw39% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

3.8%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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