Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 1

Full Time

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 28 games · 36 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 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
#23	Position	#26
36	Points	32
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
37	Scored	48
44	Conceded	51
-7	GD	-3
1.29	PPG	1.19
32%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Portland Timbers does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portland Timbers backline.
10' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
27' What a strike from Rayan Raveloson! The score is 1-0.
28' What a moment for Rayan Raveloson! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
29' Magnificent from Jeremy Ebobisse! That is 69 goals in 296 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Victor Vazquez makes no mistake. 3-1!
39' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
44' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' The supporters are chanting for Adam Saldana. He replaces Victor Vazquez on 46 minute.
51' Nick DePuy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
53' GOAL! Sacha Kljestan scores on 53.
56' The France Samuel Grandsir breaks the deadlock on 56 minutes. 5-1!
59' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Diego Valeri is withdrawn and Sebastian Blanco gets his opportunity.
60' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 60 minute. Diego Valeri leaves to be changed by Sebastian Blanco.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jorge Villafana.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jorge Villafana.
67' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Ethan Zubak is withdrawn and Augustine Williams gets his opportunity.
68' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir is replaced by Cameron Dunbar.
73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jose Van Rankin on 74.
76' Julian Araujo makes way for Sega Coulibaly at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
77' Sega Coulibaly gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Julian Araujo and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
83' Diego Chara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
90' Sacha Kljestan makes way for Jonathan Perez at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
90' Larrys Mabiala picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 4-1 Portland Timbers.

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
Javier Hernandez	4
Cristian Pavon	4
Sebastian Blanco	3
Jonathan Rodriguez	3
Santiago Moreno	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

4 / 4

2.34 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 78% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy49% Draw22% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	41%	59%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

71%

Draw or Portland Timbers

51%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy37% Draw37% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

1 – 3

3.7%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	18%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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