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Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 19 May 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic

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

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8
6
Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
13 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC H 3–0 W
15 Apr Minnesota United FC H 3–2 W
08 Apr Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 May Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
14 May New York City FC H 2–2 D
10 May Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
05 May FC Dallas H 1–1 D
30 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
21 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 5–3 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' Diego Rossi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Omar Gaber has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 293 games and scored 583 goals.
  • 45' Portland Timbers are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 55' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kristoffer Velde scoring 1 goals.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Lee Nguyen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 70' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Jordan Harvey, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' Portland Timbers have won 475 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 85' Los Angeles FC 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.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • The points are shared — Portland Timbers 2-1 Los Angeles FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Cristhian Paredes 4
Denis Bouanga 4
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Bradley Wright-Phillips 2

Head to Head

2018-05-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Portland Timbers Form

2018-05-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC W 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2018-04-08 Orlando City SC 3–2 Portland Timbers L

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-05-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-05-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-05-05 Los Angeles FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-04-21 Montreal Impact FC 3–5 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers47% Draw24% Los Angeles FC29%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
71%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
53%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers32% Draw42% Los Angeles FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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