Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Portland Timbers

1 – 2

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cristhian Paredes 48' Y

Cristhian Paredes 51' Y

Y 57' Eddie Segura

Y 58' Eddie Segura

Y 59' Eddie Segura

Dario Zuparic 63' Y

Dario Zuparic 64' Y

Y 90' Latif Blessing

Overview

Match Preview

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

Portland Timbers 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC 2022-03-07 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers 2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers 2021-09-19 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-07-22 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
18 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
04 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
27 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	3–1	W
14 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
11 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
05 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
01 Sep	Houston Dynamo	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' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Los Angeles FC — let the battle begin!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Los Angeles FC 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.
15' Jaroslaw Niezgoda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Colombia international Juan Mosquera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
45' Dario Zuparic, a Croatia , has 40 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
48' Controversy at the stadium! Cristhian Paredes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
51' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 51.
51' The Mexico Carlos Vela breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 0-1!
56' 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.
57' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a Yellow card on 57.
58' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Eddie Segura gets a Yellow card.
59' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Eddie Segura gets a Yellow card.
63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dario Zuparic.
64' Dario Zuparic is having his name booked by the referee on 64.
69' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
74' The crowd applauds Cristhian Paredes as he leaves the pitch. Eryk Williamson steps in for Portland Timbers.
75' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 75 minute. Cristhian Paredes leaves to be changed by Eryk Williamson.
77' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Kwadwo Opoku comes on to replace Carlos Vela.
81' Brilliant from the ! Dairon Asprilla makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 81.
85' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gareth Bale is hanging Cristian Arango on the field on 85 minute.
86' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 86 minute. Santiago Moreno leaves to be changed by Sebastian Blanco.
90' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Dario Zuparic by Nathan Fogaca on 90 minute.
90' A moment of madness from Latif Blessing on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Eryk Williamson 74'
5
Claudio Bravo
31
Aljaz Ivacic
13
Dario Zuparic ↓ Nathan Fogaca 90'
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Sebastian Blanco 86'
11
Jaroslaw Niezgoda ↓ Yimmi Chara 74'
29
Juan Mosquera

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

37
Tello ↑ 85'
11
Gareth Bale ↑ 85'
14
Giorgio Chiellini
77
John McCarthy
7
Latif Blessing ↑ 77'
25
Sebastien Ibeagha
32
Jhegson Mendez
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↑ 77'

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-09-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2022-09-11 Portland Timbers 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-04 Portland Timbers 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2022-09-01 Austin FC 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-10-02 Portland Timbers 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-09-19 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-09-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2022-09-11 FC Dallas 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.39 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers36% Draw27% Los Angeles FC37%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

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

63%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

64%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers25% Draw45% Los Angeles FC30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

7.3%

0 – 0

1 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

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%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	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.