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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 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

7
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
#22 Position #21
46 Points 47
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
62 Scored 52
61 Conceded 40
+1 GD +12
1.35 PPG 1.38
38% Win % 35%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kristoffer Velde 12 G 6 A
Ariel Lassiter 9 G 4 A
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Los Angeles FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Larrys Mabiala is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Cristhian Paredes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 40' Fanendo Adi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' Jeff Attinella has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 307 appearances.
  • 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' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' A quiet spell here at . Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' The 40-year-old Diego Valeri has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Chara made 307 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Dairon Asprilla 4
Cristhian Paredes 4
Denis Bouanga 4
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Cristian Arango 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
1.87 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers49% Draw24% Los Angeles FC27%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
73%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
51%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers34% Draw42% Los Angeles FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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