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

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 21 games · Avg 3.9 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
#26	Position	#22
44	Points	46
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
50	Scored	62
57	Conceded	61
-7	GD	+1
1.29	PPG	1.35
32%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Portland Timbers

0-15

7/10

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

6/5

61-75

10/4

76+

12/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Portland Timbers

Kristoffer Velde	12 G	6 A
Ariel Lassiter	9 G	4 A
Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Los Angeles Galaxy kicks off things out of here…
5' Edwin Cerrillo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Miguel Araujo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
14' Poor challenge from Evander. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
19' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' Portland Timbers 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.
29' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portland Timbers's shape.
34' 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.
38' Gabriel Pec puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
41' It’s a booking for Portland Timbers player. Diego Chara gets a card.
46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
48' Riqui Puig has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
52' GOAL! Jonathan Rodriguez fires home to make it 2-1!
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
58' A goal from the Ghana international Joseph Paintsil! He fires home on 58 to make it 3-1!
62' That is a card for Portland Timbers. Dario Zuparic will be fuming at that decision.
64' The supporters are chanting for Antony. He replaces Felipe Mora on 64 minute.
66' The supporters are chanting for Cristhian Paredes. He replaces Diego Chara on 66 minute.
71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
73' Santiago Moreno does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
77' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Miki Yamane is replaced by Mauricio Cuevas on 77 minute.
81' Zac McGraw is ready to make an impact after coming on for Claudio Bravo at the 81 minute mark.
86' The crowd applauds Santiago Moreno as he leaves the pitch. Nathan steps in for Portland Timbers.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Edwin Cerrillo on 90 minutes.
90' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Diego Fagundez is replaced by Miguel Berry.
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

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
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

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

2.2 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 Portland Timbers xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy49% Draw22% Portland Timbers29%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 3.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

71%

Draw or Portland Timbers

51%

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

8.1%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.7%

3 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

3.8%

1 – 0

3.7%

3 – 0

3.3%

4 – 1

3.1%

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%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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