Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

3 – 3

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 5' Santiago Moreno

Eriq Zavaleta 10' 1–1

1–2 38' Eriq Zavaleta og

Douglas Costa 43' 2–2

Eriq Zavaleta 45+1' 3–2

3–3 76' Felipe Mora

Marky Delgado 13' Y

Maya Yoshida 54' Y

Y 62' Santiago Moreno

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

2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-03 Portland Timbers 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D
25 Sep	Austin FC	A	3–3	D
21 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–3	W
17 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
11 Sep	St. Louis City	H	2–2	D
03 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–3	D
24 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
21 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D

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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles Galaxy is hosting Portland Timbers for another epic battle.
5' Santiago Moreno is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
10' GOAL! Eriq Zavaleta scores on 10. Assisted by Douglas Costa
13' Marky Delgado catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 13.
18' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's 4-3-3 shape.
23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
28' Bryan Acosta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
33' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
36' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. Noel Caliskan steps in for Portland Timbers.
38' Against the run of play, Eriq Zavaleta has scored! This game has turned on its head.
43' Douglas Costa makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
46' Eriq Zavaleta is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
51' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' The referee calls foul for Maya Yoshida. He receives a card.
58' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Douglas Costa is replaced by Diego Fagundez on 58 minute.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Santiago Moreno.
67' The crowd applauds Marky Delgado as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Aguirre steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
71' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Antony has done his job and it is now time for Sebastian Blanco to step up.
76' A goal from the Chile international Felipe Mora! He fires home on 76 to make it 4-2!
81' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dairon Asprilla, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
83' Michael Barrios gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Tyler Boyd and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Larrys Mabiala is hanging Felipe Mora on the field on 90 minute.
The final score is 3-3.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Fagundez ↑ 58'
12
Michael Barrios ↑ 83'
9
Dejan Joveljic ↑ 67'
18
Kelvin Leerdam ↑ 83'
35
Novak Micovic
56
Jonathan Perez
3
Julian Aude
93
Tony Alfaro
37
Daniel Aguirre ↑ 67'

Coach Greg Vanney

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

6
Bryan Acosta
1
David Bingham
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Franck Boli 71'
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Noel Caliskan 36'
5
Claudio Bravo ↓ Eric Miller 90'
13
Dario Zuparic
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Larrys Mabiala 90'
18
Zac McGraw
80
Antony ↓ Sebastian Blanco 71'
30
Santiago Moreno
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

23
Yimmi Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala ↑ 90'
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 71'
44
Marvin Loria
2
Miguel Araujo
15
Eric Miller ↑ 90'
7
Franck Boli ↑ 71'
26
Hunter Sulte
92
Noel Caliskan ↑ 36'

Coach Charles Burdick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2023-09-25 Austin FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC W 2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-09-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Portland Timbers Form

2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2023-09-24 Portland Timbers 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-09-21 Portland Timbers 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-09-18 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.95 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.84 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy41% Draw24% Portland Timbers35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

66%

Draw or Portland Timbers

59%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw39% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.9%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.9%

0 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	18%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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