Wednesday , 30 September 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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

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8
6
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
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
#26 Position #21
32 Points 41
27 Played 28
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
48 Scored 43
51 Conceded 30
-3 GD +13
1.19 PPG 1.46
33% Win % 39%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
4/9
16-30
7/9
31-45
5/8
46-60
5/4
61-75
7/–
76+
10/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Portland Timbers launch into their encounter with Los Angeles FC.
  • 2' The Argentina Diego Valeri breaks the deadlock on 2 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 12' 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 George Fochive suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' Against the run of play, Carlos Vela has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 22' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 27' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Cristhian Paredes is ready to make an impact after coming on for George Fochive at the 67 minute mark.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Raheem Edwards. He replaces Diego Palacios on 68 minute.
  • 73' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giovanni Savarese might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 74' Felipe Mora gets the nod from Portland Timbers. He replaces Jeremy Ebobisse and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The whistle greets Carlos Vela as he departs to be replaced by Brian Rodriguez.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cristhian Paredes.
  • 86' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 86 minute. Pablo Bonilla leaves to be changed by Blake Bodily.
  • With this win, Portland Timbers is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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 4
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Evander 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
4 / 4
1.37 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers38% Draw26% Los Angeles FC36%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
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
64%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
62%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers25% Draw45% Los Angeles FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
1 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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