Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Portland Timbers

2 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sun 10 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Larrys Mabiala 28' 1–0

Claudio Bravo 53' 2–0

Y 57' Kellyn Acosta

Cristhian Paredes 82' 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

2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–3	L
21 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–5	L
16 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	3–2	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
04 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–3	L
26 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
24 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
16 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
13 Jul	St. Louis City	H	3–0	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' KICK OFF: Los Angeles FC gets underway.
5' Antony is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 307 games and scored 498 goals.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact 4-3-3.
25' Portland Timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
28' What a moment for Larrys Mabiala! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
48' It’s high time Steven Cherundolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
53' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Claudio Bravo makes it 2-0.
57' A moment of madness from Kellyn Acosta on 57 minutes earns him a card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
62' Timothy Tillman, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' Filip Krastev is replacing Kellyn Acosta for the Los Angeles FC side.
67' It is a substitution in Portland Timbers team. Santiago Moreno is replaced by Dairon Asprilla on 67 minute.
72' Sergi Palencia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Portland Timbers so far.
74' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Yimmi Chara is replaced by Sebastian Blanco.
79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
82' The referee calls foul for Cristhian Paredes. He receives a card.
84' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erik Duenas is hanging Ilie Sanchez on the field on 84 minute.
89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

20
Evander
23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Sebastian Blanco 74'
1
David Bingham
21
Diego Chara
33
Larrys Mabiala
22
Cristhian Paredes ↓ Antony 84'
15
Eric Miller
5
Claudio Bravo
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Franck Boli 74'
18
Zac McGraw
30
Santiago Moreno ↓ Dairon Asprilla 67'

Bench

27
Dairon Asprilla ↑ 67'
10
Sebastian Blanco ↑ 74'
44
Marvin Loria
31
Aljaz Ivacic
7
Franck Boli ↑ 74'
80
Antony ↑ 84'
14
Justin Rasmussen
92
Noel Caliskan

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

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
Yimmi Chara	2

Head to Head

Portland Timbers Form

2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2023-09-03 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2023-08-21 Houston Dynamo 5–0 Portland Timbers L 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-09-04 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-08-26 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-07-16 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-07-13 Los Angeles FC 3–0 St. Louis City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers47% Draw25% Los Angeles FC28%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

72%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

53%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers33% Draw43% Los Angeles FC24%

Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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