Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
7
6
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 3.4 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#23 Position #17
24 Points 34
18 Played 19
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
33 Scored 35
33 Conceded 19
+0 GD +16
1.33 PPG 1.79
39% Win % 53%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Felipe Mora needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' Magnificent from Larrys Mabiala! That is 15 goals in 291 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' Portland Timbers has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 53' A goal from the Argentina international Claudio Bravo! He fires home on 53 to make 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' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Kellyn Acosta is withdrawn and Filip Krastev gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Dairon Asprilla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Santiago Moreno on 67 minute.
  • 72' 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.
  • 74' The crowd applauds Yimmi Chara as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Blanco steps in for Portland Timbers.
  • 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' A moment of madness from Cristhian Paredes on 82 minutes earns him a card. Portland Timbers will be frustrated.
  • 84' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Ilie Sanchez departs to be replaced by Erik Duenas.
  • 89' Spain international Sergi Palencia has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Cristhian Paredes 4
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Denis Bouanga 3
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Mateusz Bogusz 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.6 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers43% Draw25% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
68%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
57%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers29% Draw43% Los Angeles FC28%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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