Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mateusz Bogusz 48' Y

Y 52' Claudio Bravo

Ilie Sanchez 54' Y

Y 55' Jonathan Rodriguez

Y 68' Eryk Williamson

Y 72' Diego Chara

Maxime Chanot 75' Y

YR 76' Diego Chara

Kei Kamara 89' Y

Y 90' Eric Miller

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

2024-04-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2024-04-13 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
21 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	2–2	D
06 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
30 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–3	L
24 Mar	Nashville SC	H	5–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L
20 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–2	D
13 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–3	D
31 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
24 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L

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 ball is rolling at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC are looking to make home advantage count against Portland Timbers.
5' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
10' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kristoffer Velde scoring 1 goals.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Ryan Hollingshead, a USA , has 30 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' Ilie Sanchez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 289 appearances.
44' GOAL! Kamal Miller scores on 44.
46' The whistle greets Juan Mosquera as he departs to be replaced by Eric Miller.
48' The referee calls foul for Mateusz Bogusz. He receives a card.
50' Timothy Tillman adds to his 1 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
52' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Claudio Bravo gets a card.
54' Poor challenge from Ilie Sanchez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
55' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Rodriguez. He receives a card.
59' The supporters are chanting for Dairon Asprilla. He replaces Antony on 59 minute.
64' David Ayala is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
65' What a strike from Jonathan Rodriguez! The score is 1-2.
68' Eryk Williamson is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diego Chara on 72 minutes.
73' What a moment for Santiago Moreno! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Maxime Chanot on 75 minutes.
76' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Diego Chara will be fuming at that decision.
77' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Felipe Mora is withdrawn and Cristhian Paredes gets his opportunity.
79' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Kei Kamara comes on to replace Ilie Sanchez.
83' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Eryk Williamson is withdrawn and David Ayala gets his opportunity.
88' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Eduard Atuesta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
89' It’s gonna be a card for Kei Kamara.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Eric Miller.
90' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Muller is hanging Cristian Olivera on the field on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles FC players.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala
27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 59'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 77'
41
James Pantemis
15
Eric Miller ↑ 46'
24
David Ayala ↑ 83'
99
Nathan
18
Zac McGraw ↑ 83'

Coach Phil Neville

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
Evander	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2024-04-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-04-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2024-04-13 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2024-04-06 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-03-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-03-24 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Nashville SC W

Portland Timbers Form

2024-04-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-04-20 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2024-04-13 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-03-24 Portland Timbers 1–3 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.32 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC57% Draw21% Portland Timbers22%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Portland Timbers

43%

Los Angeles FC or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC41% Draw38% Portland Timbers21%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.9%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 0

3.3%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	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

23% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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