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Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 2 Jun 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Alan Kelly

Head-to-Head

7
6
7
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 4.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
27 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
19 May Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
13 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
22 Apr New York City FC H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
31 May FC Dallas H 2–3 L
26 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 W
21 May Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
12 May FC Dallas A 2–3 L
06 May Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Los Angeles Galaxy
#26 Position #23
32 Points 36
27 Played 28
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 10
48 Scored 37
51 Conceded 44
-3 GD -7
1.19 PPG 1.29
33% Win % 32%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Portland Timbers are 26th (32 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 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 Galaxy
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
6/9
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/5
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 9 G 2 A
Kristoffer Velde 8 G 5 A
Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 5' 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 Jorgen Skjelvik suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Portland Timbers are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Julio Cascante has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Larrys Mabiala has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Romain Alessandrini is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Diego Chara has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 295 appearances.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Valeri made 295 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 1-1 Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.7 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers46% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
72%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
54%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers33% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy23%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 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 Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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