Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' What a night it is going to be! Portland Timbers welcome Los Angeles FC for this crunch clash at Providence Park.
  • 2' Goal! Diego Valeri scores his 43 goal in 287 matches.
  • 7' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' Carlos Vela has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
  • 22' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 27' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jose Cifuentes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 32' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 37' Eddie Segura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yimmi Chara made 473 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 47' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 62' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Corey Baird has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Cristhian Paredes on, George Fochive off on 67 minutes.
  • 68' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Diego Palacios by Raheem Edwards on 68 minute.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 285 games and scored 571 goals.
  • 74' Jeremy Ebobisse makes way for Felipe Mora at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 79' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brian Rodriguez is hanging Carlos Vela on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes.
  • 86' Blake Bodily has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pablo Bonilla on 86 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Portland Timbers to claim maximum points.

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
Diego Rossi 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
1.32 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
62%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
64%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers24% Draw45% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

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% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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