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
Sun 19 Sep 2021 · 23:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Larrys Mabiala 24' Y
Sebastian Blanco 26' Y
Sebastian Blanco 27' Y
Claudio Bravo 42' Y
Diego Valeri 83' 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
2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
16 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
11 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
04 Sep Houston Dynamo A 2–0 W
30 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–0 W
22 Aug Austin FC A 1–3 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
16 Sep Austin FC A 2–1 W
13 Sep Real Salt Lake H 3–2 W
04 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 4–0 W
28 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–3 D
22 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L

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' In just a few seconds Providence Park will turn into a battlefield for Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' Korea Republic international Kim Moonhwan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Mamadou Fall has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Dairon Asprilla has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Larrys Mabiala.
  • 26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco.
  • 27' GOAL! Cristian Arango fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Blanco.
  • 32' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Claudio Bravo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 47' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 52' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' Portland Timbers make a change. Cristhian Paredes trudges off to be replaced by Diego Valeri on 61 minutes.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Portland Timbers winning 100% of all matches.
  • 68' Portland Timbers is taking the lead after the goal scored by George Fochive on 68.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Diego Palacios on, Sebastien Ibeagha off on 75 minutes.
  • 78' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Santiago Moreno is hanging Yimmi Chara on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Diego Valeri has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Jose Cifuentes as he leaves the pitch. Bryce Duke steps in for Los Angeles FC.
  • 87' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Jaroslaw Niezgoda on, Felipe Mora off on 87 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 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

Portland Timbers Form

2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-16 Portland Timbers 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-09-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-09-04 Houston Dynamo 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-08-22 Austin FC 3–1 Portland Timbers L

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-16 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.52 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers41% Draw24% Los Angeles FC35%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
65%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
59%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers26% Draw43% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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