Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Portland Timbers

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Los Angeles FC

Sat 19 May 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Portland Timbers 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#23	Position	#17
24	Points	34
18	Played	19
7 / 3 / 8	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
33	Scored	35
33	Conceded	19
+0	GD	+16
1.33	PPG	1.79
39%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/5

31-45

4/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

5/–

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers

Kevin Kelsy

8 G

2 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC.
5' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeff Attinella made 291 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
45' Omar Gaber has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
55' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kristoffer Velde scoring 1 goals.
60' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
65' Laurent Ciman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' Steven Beitashour is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Portland Timbers tonight.
80' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Rossi suffering a number of foals already.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

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
Evander	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.76 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 76% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers45% Draw24% Los Angeles FC31%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

68%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

55%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers30% Draw41% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

1 – 0

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

Los Angeles FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Clean Sheet