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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 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

7
7
6
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
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
#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 history
7% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Portland Timbers are 28th (14 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
2/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Portland Timbers to score. At the same time, Los Angeles FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The 42-year-old Jordan Harvey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Portland Timbers 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.
  • 30' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Omar Gaber is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' DR Congo international Larrys Mabiala has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 60' Mark-Anthony Kaye is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' 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 Laurent Ciman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' It looks surprising Portland Timbers does not make any changes. Steven Beitashour has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Fanendo Adi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Cristhian Paredes 4
Denis Bouanga 3
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Santiago Moreno 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
1.73 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers45% Draw24% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
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
69%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
55%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers31% Draw42% Los Angeles FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%

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% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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