Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Portland Timbers
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristhian Paredes 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
7
6
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
18 Jul FC Dallas H 1–0 W
02 Jul Austin FC A 1–4 L
27 Jun Minnesota United FC H 0–1 L
24 Jun Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D
20 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
18 Jul Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
08 Jul Austin FC A 2–0 W
04 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–0 W
26 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
24 Jun FC Dallas H 2–0 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' The game is set. Portland Timbers kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' The Argentina Diego Valeri breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' Jose Van Rankin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 17' What a moment for Carlos Vela! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 22' Marvin Loria is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 47' Over 47 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kristoffer Velde scoring 1 goals.
  • 62' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 67' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 67 minute. George Fochive leaves to be changed by Cristhian Paredes.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Diego Palacios is replaced by Raheem Edwards on 68 minute.
  • 73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' Felipe Mora gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Carlos Vela makes way for Brian Rodriguez at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
  • 84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 86' Cristhian Paredes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Pablo Bonilla is replaced by Blake Bodily on 86 minute.
  • 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
Cristhian Paredes 4
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Denis Bouanga 3
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Mateusz Bogusz 2

Head to Head

2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-07-02 Austin FC 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC L 2021-06-24 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2021-06-20 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-08 Austin FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Dallas W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 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 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers36% Draw26% Los Angeles FC38%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
61%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
64%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers24% Draw44% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.7%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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