Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Providence Park.
- Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Assistant 1 Jeremy Hanson
- Assistant 2 Chris Elliott
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W 05 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–3 L 22 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D 15 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L 08 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–4 L 28 Feb Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L 05 Apr Orlando City SC H 6–0 W 22 Mar Austin FC A 0–0 D 15 Mar St. Louis City H 2–0 W 08 Mar FC Dallas H 1–0 W 01 Mar Houston Dynamo A 2–0 W Season Stats
Portland Timbers Los Angeles FC #28 Position #20 14 Points 24 14 Played 15 4 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5 22 Scored 24 28 Conceded 17 -6 GD +7 1.00 PPG 1.60 29% Win % 47% Key Stats
85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this seasonPortland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portland Timbers0-152/516-303/331-453/346-60–/261-752/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededLos Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Portland Timbers is hosting Los Angeles FC for another epic battle.
- With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Cole Bassett ↓ Ariel Lassiter 89'
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Felipe Mora ↓ Kevin Kelsy 89'
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99
Kristoffer Velde ↓ Diego Chara 90'
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Antony ↓ Alexander Aravena 71'
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27
Jimer Fory ↓ Ian Smith 64'
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Bench
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Diego Chara ↑ 90'
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Ariel Lassiter ↑ 89'
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Kevin Kelsy ↑ 89'
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Alexander Aravena ↑ 71'
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Ian Smith ↑ 64'
Coach Phil NevilleLos Angeles FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Thomas Hasal ↓ Cabral Carter 30'
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Matthew Evans ↓ Marky Delgado 56'
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Kenneth Nielsen ↓ Ryan Porteous 56'
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Artem Smoliakov ↓ Ryan Raposo 76'
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Bench
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Timothy Tillman ↑ 46'
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Marky Delgado ↑ 56'
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Ryan Porteous ↑ 56'
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Jacob Shaffelburg ↑ 68'
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Ryan Raposo ↑ 76'
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Cabral Carter ↑ 30'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlos Vela 7 Jeremy Ebobisse 4 Felipe Mora 4 Dairon Asprilla 4 Cristhian Paredes 4 Denis Bouanga 3 Mark-Anthony Kaye 3 Diego Rossi 2 Head to Head
Portland Timbers Form
2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-03-08 Portland Timbers 1–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-02-28 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Portland Timbers L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.4 Portland Timbers xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.71 Los Angeles FC xGI would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.11Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 59% 41% ± 3.5 37% 63% ± 4.5 21% 79% Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw 61%Draw or Los Angeles FC 65%Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.6%1 – 2 8.8%2 – 1 Actual0 – 1 6.9%0 – 2 6.5%0 – 0 6.2%2 – 2 6.1%1 – 0 5.5%1 – 3 5%2 – 0 4.4%0 – 3 3.6%2 – 3 3.5%Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 16% 70% -0.5 30% — 70% +0.5 56% — 44% +1 56% 20% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 13% 10% +2.5 90% — 10% Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.