Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 1

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Portland Timbers

Sat 31 Jul 2021 · 02:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jorge Villafana 62' Y

Jorge Villafana 63' Y

Y 74' Jose Van Rankin

Y 83' Diego Chara

Y 90' Larrys Mabiala

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)

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

2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers 2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers 2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–4	L
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
05 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–4	L
25 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
22 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
18 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
02 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–4	L
27 Jun	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	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' Welcome to Dignity Health Sports Park that hosts another battle between Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers.
5' Larrys Mabiala has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Blake Bodily, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Diego Valeri, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
27' GOAL! Rayan Raveloson scores on 27.
28' Rayan Raveloson does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
29' What composure from Jeremy Ebobisse! The USA international strokes it home. 2-1.
34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Victor Vazquez makes no mistake. 3-1!
39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' Adam Saldana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Vazquez on 46 minute.
51' Steve Clark is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
53' What a strike from Sacha Kljestan! The score is 4-1.
56' Samuel Grandsir doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
59' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Sebastian Blanco comes on to replace Diego Valeri.
60' Sebastian Blanco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Valeri on 60 minute.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jorge Villafana.
63' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Jorge Villafana gets a Yellow card.
67' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Augustine Williams is hanging Ethan Zubak on the field on 67 minute.
68' The whistle greets Samuel Grandsir as he departs to be replaced by Cameron Dunbar.
73' George Fochive is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
74' A moment of madness from Jose Van Rankin on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
76' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Julian Araujo is withdrawn and Sega Coulibaly gets his opportunity.
77' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Julian Araujo is replaced by Sega Coulibaly.
82' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
83' A moment of madness from Diego Chara on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 291 games and scored 469 goals.
90' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Sacha Kljestan is withdrawn and Jonathan Perez gets his opportunity.
90' Larrys Mabiala was booked on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Dairon Asprilla 68'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri ↓ Sebastian Blanco 59'
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
12
Steve Clark
17
Jeremy Ebobisse
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Felipe Mora 59'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Blake Bodily 60'
20
George Fochive ↓ Cristhian Paredes 59'

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
Santiago Moreno	3
Sebastian Blanco	3
Jonathan Rodriguez	3

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Portland Timbers Form

2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-25 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-02 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.28 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.87 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy48% Draw22% Portland Timbers30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or Portland Timbers

52%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy37% Draw37% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.5%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.2%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	18%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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