Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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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.

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.3 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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 ball is rolling at Providence Park. Portland Timbers are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles FC.
2' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by Diego Valeri on 2.
7' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 300 games and scored 594 goals.
17' Carlos Vela is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
32' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
42' The 40-year-old Diego Chara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
57' Francisco Ginella has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 50% of all matches.
67' Cristhian Paredes has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Fochive on 67 minute.
68' Raheem Edwards is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Palacios at the 68 minute mark.
73' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
74' The crowd applauds Jeremy Ebobisse as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Mora steps in for Portland Timbers.
79' Los Angeles FC make a change. Carlos Vela trudges off to be replaced by Brian Rodriguez on 79 minutes.
84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
86' Cristhian Paredes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
86' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Pablo Bonilla is withdrawn and Blake Bodily gets his opportunity.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles FC.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Sebastian Blanco 74'
2
Jose Van Rankin
21
Diego Chara
8
Diego Valeri
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
12
Steve Clark
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Felipe Mora 74'
44
Marvin Loria ↓ Dairon Asprilla 67'
28
Pablo Bonilla ↓ Blake Bodily 86'
20
George Fochive ↓ Cristhian Paredes 67'

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Denis Bouanga	4
Jeremy Ebobisse	4
Felipe Mora	4
Dairon Asprilla	4
Cristhian Paredes	4
Mark-Anthony Kaye	3
Santiago Moreno	2

Head to Head

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

4 / 4

1.45 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers40% Draw26% Los Angeles FC34%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

66%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

60%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers27% Draw45% Los Angeles FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.1%

0 – 1

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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