Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy

3 – 6

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Thu 8 Oct 2020 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45+5'

Sacha Kljestan 41' Y

Ethan Zubak 50' Y

Y 72' Diego Chara

Cristian Pavon 84' Y

Y 86' Cristhian Paredes

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Kevin Stott
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Mike Rottersman

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 Galaxy 20 games · Avg 4.0 goals Portland Timbers

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers 2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-07-28 Portland Timbers 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	3–6	L
04 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
28 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–3	L
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–2	L
14 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	6–3	W
28 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W
24 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	6–1	W
17 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
14 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Portland Timbers
#27	Position	#23
22	Points	24
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 8
24	Scored	33
29	Conceded	33
-5	GD	+0
1.16	PPG	1.33
26%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ 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 Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Portland Timbers kicks off things out of here…
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
14' What composure from Felipe Mora! The Chile international strokes it home. 0-1.
19' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' A stunning finish from Jeremy Ebobisse — that came from absolutely nowhere!
28' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
33' Marco Farfan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
34' Julian Araujo doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' Sacha Kljestan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 41.
46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guillermo Schelotto might look to freshen things up shortly.
47' Goal! Diego Valeri scores his 43 goal in 291 matches.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ethan Zubak on 50.
55' Ethan Zubak doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
60' A stunning finish from Felipe Mora — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' The whistle greets Ethan Zubak as he departs to be replaced by Yony Gonzalez.
63' What a strike from Larrys Mabiala! The score is 2-5.
68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Guillermo Schelotto will be considering his options from the bench.
70' GOAL! Cristian Pavon scores on 70.
71' The supporters are chanting for Marvin Loria. He replaces Yimmi Chara on 71 minute.
72' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 72.
77' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Cristhian Paredes comes on to replace Diego Valeri.
78' Jaroslaw Niezgoda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Mora at the 78 minute mark.
80' Jeremy Ebobisse doubles the advantage! 3-6 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Emiliano Insua has done his job and it is now time for Diedie Traore to step up.
83' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Perry Kitchen by Carlos Harvey on 83 minute.
84' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Cristian Pavon gets a Yellow card.
86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes.
88' Tomas Conechny is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eryk Williamson at the 88 minute mark.
Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Marvin Loria 71'
4
Jorge Villafana
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri C ↓ Cristhian Paredes 77'
33
Larrys Mabiala
12
Steve Clark
30
Eryk Williamson ↓ Tomas Conechny 88'
17
Jeremy Ebobisse
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Jaroslaw Niezgoda 78'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Marco Farfan 78'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Mora	8
Diego Valeri	6
Jeremy Ebobisse	6
Cristian Pavon	4
Javier Hernandez	4
Jonathan Rodriguez	3
Santiago Moreno	3
Sebastian Blanco	3

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers L 2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-09-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Portland Timbers Form

2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–6 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.73 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

2.64 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy25% Draw21% Portland Timbers54%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

47%

Draw or Portland Timbers

75%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy22% Draw35% Portland Timbers43%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–6 not predicted

3 – 6

Actual

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 1

6.6%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 4

4.3%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 4

3.7%

3 – 2

3.6%

3 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	12%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	19%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	16%	21%
+2.5	79%	—	21%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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