Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

7
8
6
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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' Filip Krastev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Portland Timbers looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kristoffer Velde scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' Larrys Mabiala is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Chara, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 38' David Bingham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 53' Brilliant from the ! Claudio Bravo makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 53.
  • 57' Kellyn Acosta picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Nathan Ordaz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 64' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Kellyn Acosta by Filip Krastev on 64 minute.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Portland Timbers — Dairon Asprilla on, Santiago Moreno off on 67 minutes.
  • 72' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 74' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Yimmi Chara by Sebastian Blanco on 74 minute.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a card on 82.
  • 84' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Erik Duenas on, Ilie Sanchez off on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Spain international Sergi Palencia has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Jeremy Ebobisse 4
Felipe Mora 4
Dairon Asprilla 4
Cristhian Paredes 4
Denis Bouanga 4
Mark-Anthony Kaye 3
Evander 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
1.63 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers45% Draw25% Los Angeles FC30%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
70%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
55%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers31% Draw44% Los Angeles FC25%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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