Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

3 – 2

Full Time

Portland Timbers

Sun 21 Jul 2024 · 02:45 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 14' Evander

Y 41' Diego Chara

Y 62' Dario Zuparic

Edwin Cerrillo 90' Y

Y 90' Kamal Miller

John Nelson 90' Y

Overview

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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

2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
14 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
08 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
05 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–0	W

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–3	L
14 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–0	W
08 Jul	Nashville SC	H	4–1	W
05 Jul	FC Dallas	A	2–3	L
30 Jun	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
23 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–0	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers get this one started.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
14' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
19' With 6 assists to his name this season, Evander is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
24' Diego Fagundez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
29' Dario Zuparic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
34' Portland Timbers come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' The Brazil Gabriel Pec breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 1-0!
41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Diego Chara on 41.
46' Over 46 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
48' Brilliant from the ! Riqui Puig makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 48.
52' Jonathan Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! Portland Timbers lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' Brilliant from the ! Joseph Paintsil makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 58.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Dario Zuparic is booked for Portland Timbers — card on 62.
64' Antony gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Felipe Mora and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Cristhian Paredes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Chara at the 66 minute mark.
71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
73' GOAL! Santiago Moreno scores on 73. Assisted by Claudio Bravo
77' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mauricio Cuevas is hanging Miki Yamane on the field on 77 minute.
81' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Claudio Bravo departs to be replaced by Zac McGraw.
86' A change in the Portland Timbers ranks — Santiago Moreno exits the field as Nathan enters on 86.
90' Edwin Cerrillo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Diego Fagundez departs to be replaced by Miguel Berry.
The points are shared — Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Portland Timbers. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Larrys Mabiala
22
Cristhian Paredes ↑ 66'
15
Eric Miller
25
Trey Muse
4
Kamal Miller ↑ 64'
99
Nathan ↑ 86'
18
Zac McGraw ↑ 81'
11
Antony ↑ 64'

Coach Phil Neville

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

2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-07-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-07-14 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2024-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-06-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Portland Timbers Form

2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2024-07-08 Portland Timbers 4–1 Nashville SC W 2024-07-05 FC Dallas 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-06-30 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2024-06-23 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.16 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy50% Draw22% Portland Timbers28%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

72%

Draw or Portland Timbers

50%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Portland Timbers

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw38% Portland Timbers26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

0 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Portland Timbers covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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