Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Portland Timbers

2 – 1

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 20:45 UTC Providence Park 24,686 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kristoffer Velde 32' 1–0

1–1 49' Jude Terry

Kevin Kelsy 90+6' 2–1

Jimer Fory 7' Y

Y 14' Matthew Evans

Y 58' Artem Smoliakov

Kristoffer Velde 82' Y

Y 90' Marc Dos Santos

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Providence Park.

Portland Timbers 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Armando Villarreal
Assistant 1 Jeremy Hanson
Assistant 2 Chris Elliott

17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2025-07-26 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Portland Timbers 2025-04-20 Portland Timbers 3–3 Los Angeles FC 2024-04-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 2024-04-13 Portland Timbers 2–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

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

Los Angeles FC

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
#26	Position	#21
32	Points	41
27	Played	28
9 / 5 / 13	W / D / L	11 / 8 / 9
48	Scored	43
51	Conceded	30
-3	GD	+13
1.19	PPG	1.46
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy	9 G	2 A
Kristoffer Velde	8 G	5 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Providence Park will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC.
5' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
7' The referee calls foul for Jimer Fory. He receives a card.
12' Portland Timbers are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
14' The referee has no hesitation. Matthew Evans is booked for Los Angeles FC — card on 14.
19' Antony has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
24' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
29' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Thomas Hasal is replaced by Cabral Carter on 30 minute.
32' GOAL! Kristoffer Velde fires home to make it 1-0!
37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phil Neville will be considering his options from the bench.
42' Cabral Carter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
46' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 46 minute. Mathieu Choiniere leaves to be changed by Timothy Tillman.
49' What an equalizer from Jude Terry!
54' Matthew Evans, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' The whistle greets Kenneth Nielsen as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Porteous.
58' Los Angeles FC player sees a card in front of him.
63' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
64' Ian Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jimer Fory on 64 minute.
68' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Shaffelburg. He replaces Denis Bouanga on 68 minute.
71' Alexander Aravena gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Antony and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Ryan Raposo comes on to replace Artem Smoliakov.
81' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Kristoffer Velde on 82 minutes.
87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' Kevin Kelsy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Mora at the 89 minute mark.
90' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Portland Timbers make a change. Kristoffer Velde trudges off to be replaced by Diego Chara on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

21
Diego Chara ↑ 90'
15
Eric Miller
25
Trey Muse
4
Kamal Miller
7
Ariel Lassiter ↑ 89'
19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 89'
80
Julio Ortiz
28
Alexander Aravena ↑ 71'
23
Ian Smith ↑ 64'

Coach Phil Neville

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

99
Denis Bouanga ↓ Jacob Shaffelburg 68'
24
Ryan Hollingshead
19
Tyler Boyd
66
Mathieu Choiniere ↓ Timothy Tillman 46'
12
Thomas Hasal ↓ Cabral Carter 30'
91
Nkosi Burgess
27
Nathan Ordaz
70
Matthew Evans ↓ Marky Delgado 56'
45
Kenneth Nielsen ↓ Ryan Porteous 56'
29
Artem Smoliakov ↓ Ryan Raposo 76'
22
Jude Terry

Bench

11
Timothy Tillman ↑ 46'
17
Jeremy Ebobisse
8
Marky Delgado ↑ 56'
5
Ryan Porteous ↑ 56'
4
Eddie Segura
18
Jacob Shaffelburg ↑ 68'
21
Ryan Raposo ↑ 76'
30
Esteban David Martinez
31
Cabral Carter ↑ 30'

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Jeremy Ebobisse	4
Felipe Mora	4
Dairon Asprilla	4
Cristhian Paredes	4
Denis Bouanga	4
Mark-Anthony Kaye	3
Evander	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

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-04-05 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Orlando City SC W 2026-03-22 Austin FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2026-03-15 Los Angeles FC 2–0 St. Louis City W 2026-03-08 Los Angeles FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2026-03-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.46 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers37% Draw26% Los Angeles FC37%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

63%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

63%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers26% Draw44% Los Angeles FC30%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.6%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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