Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | Los Angeles FC | H | 3–3 | D |
| 13 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 4–2 | W |
| 05 Apr | Austin FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Mar | Houston Dynamo | H | 3–1 | W |
| 23 Mar | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | Portland Timbers | A | 3–3 | D |
| 13 Apr | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Apr | Houston Dynamo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 30 Mar | San Diego FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| 23 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Mar | Austin FC | H | 0–1 | 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)
H2H (20 games)
70%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
7%
Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
Portland Timbers this season
60%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
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' Welcome to Providence Park that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 8' The deadlock is broken! Felipe Mora gets on the scoresheet on 8 minutes.
- 13' Timothy Tillman has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 18' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' Portland Timbers is showing some good football. However, Portland Timbers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 35' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 35.
- 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 42' Goal! Santiago Moreno scores his 24 goal in 287 matches.
- 45' What a strike from Olivier Giroud! The score is 2-1.
- 45' That is a card for Los Angeles FC. Marky Delgado will be fuming at that decision.
- 46' Fresh legs for Portland Timbers! Jonathan Rodriguez comes on to replace Antony.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portland Timbers that had 287 games and scored 458 goals.
- 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Hollingshead suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Nathan Ordaz departs to be replaced by Esteban David Martinez.
- 63' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Rodriguez. He receives a card.
- 64' Esteban David Martinez adds to his 2 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
- 66' Felipe Mora does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
- 71' Marky Delgado has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 74' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Felipe Mora is withdrawn and Kevin Kelsy gets his opportunity.
- 76' David Pereira da Costa picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 78' Ryan Hollingshead picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 78' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Marky Delgado is withdrawn and Cengiz Under gets his opportunity.
- 83' David Pereira da Costa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
- 88' Igor has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 382 appearances.
- 90' The deadlock is broken! Denis Bouanga gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
- 90' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 90.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Portland Timbers Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 41
- 4
-
9
Felipe Mora ↓ Kevin Kelsy 74'
-
24
David Ayala ↓ Julio Ortiz 74'
- 10
-
11
Antony ↓ Jonathan Rodriguez 46'
- 30
- 20
- 29
- 27
Bench
- 17
- 15
- 5
- 13
-
14
Jonathan Rodriguez ↑ 46'
- 16
- 7
-
19
Kevin Kelsy ↑ 74'
-
80
Julio Ortiz ↑ 74'
Coach
Phil Neville
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 1
- 14
- 99
- 11
- 5
- 24
- 33
-
8
Marky Delgado ↓ Cengiz Under 78'
- 6
- 27
Bench
-
22
Cengiz Under ↑ 78'
- 20
-
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↑ 78'
- 4
- 18
- 91
-
30
Esteban David Martinez ↑ 60'
- 80
- 29
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
2025-04-20
Portland Timbers
3–3
Los Angeles FC
D
2025-04-13
Sporting Kansas City
2–4
Portland Timbers
W
2025-04-05
Austin FC
0–0
Portland Timbers
D
2025-03-30
Portland Timbers
3–1
Houston Dynamo
W
2025-03-23
Colorado Rapids SC
0–3
Portland Timbers
W
2025-03-16
Portland Timbers
1–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
Los Angeles FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78
Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98
Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for:
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 3.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 4.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
Double Chance
Portland Timbers or Draw
62%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
61%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles FC
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Portland Timbers win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 3–3 not predicted3 – 3Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3.6%
Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers
| Handicap | Portland Timbers covers | Push | Los Angeles FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 10% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 16% | 65% |
| -0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 18% | 24% |
| +1.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +2 | 76% | 13% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.