Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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.

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

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' The wait is over. Los Angeles FC get us underway at Banc of California Stadium.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 24' Giorgio Chiellini doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' 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 Juan Mosquera suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Carlos Vela makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 39' Ilie Sanchez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 41' Zac McGraw picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez on 45 minutes.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 296 games and scored 480 goals.
  • 52' Brilliant from the ! Kwadwo Opoku makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 52.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' Justin Rasmussen makes way for Claudio Bravo at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 62' Brilliant from the ! Evander makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 62.
  • 66' Ilie Sanchez makes way for Timothy Tillman at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
  • 71' Los Angeles FC currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Claudio Bravo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' The whistle greets Jaroslaw Niezgoda as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Fogaca.
  • 77' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Chara made 296 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 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' Magnificent from Cristhian Paredes! That is 18 goals in 296 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 85' Timothy Tillman is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Juan Mosquera is replaced by Diego Gutierrez on 90 minute.
  • 90' Nathan Fogaca is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Denis Bouanga 4
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Cristhian Paredes 4
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2

Head to Head

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

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
2.28 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Portland Timbers xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC58% Draw21% Portland Timbers21%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
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
79%
Draw or Portland Timbers
42%
Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC42% Draw38% Portland Timbers20%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
Actual
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Portland Timbers covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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