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 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#24	Position	#28
20	Points	14
15	Played	14
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 8
22	Scored	22
22	Conceded	28
+0	GD	-6
1.33	PPG	1.00
33%	Win %	29%

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

7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

3/3

31-45

3/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

2/–

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles Galaxy welcome Portland Timbers for this crunch clash at Dignity Health Sports Park.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Portland Timbers's compact .
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
20' Felipe Mora has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Portland Timbers fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rayan Raveloson makes no mistake. 1-0!
28' What composure from Rayan Raveloson! The Madagascar international strokes it home. 2-0.
29' Jeremy Ebobisse doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
34' Victor Vazquez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 278 games and scored 478 goals.
46' Adam Saldana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Victor Vazquez on 46 minute.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' Sacha Kljestan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 53 minutes.
56' A stunning finish from Samuel Grandsir — that came from absolutely nowhere!
59' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Blanco. He replaces Diego Valeri on 59 minute.
60' The crowd applauds Diego Valeri as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Blanco steps in for Portland Timbers.
62' Jorge Villafana has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Jorge Villafana argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
67' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Augustine Williams on, Ethan Zubak off on 67 minutes.
68' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Samuel Grandsir is replaced by Cameron Dunbar.
73' Los Angeles Galaxy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
74' Jose Van Rankin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
76' Sega Coulibaly is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julian Araujo at the 76 minute mark.
77' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sega Coulibaly is hanging Julian Araujo on the field on 77 minute.
82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' Diego Chara is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
88' Blake Bodily has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' Jonathan Perez gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Sacha Kljestan and will look to change the dynamic.
90' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Larrys Mabiala gets a Yellow card.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles Galaxy players.

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

2.48 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy53% Draw21% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.19

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

74%

Draw or Portland Timbers

47%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy41% Draw36% Portland Timbers23%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 1

7.2%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.7%

1 – 0

3.5%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	19%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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