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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
8
Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.9 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
#22 Position #26
46 Points 44
34 Played 34
13 / 7 / 14 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 12
62 Scored 50
61 Conceded 57
+1 GD -7
1.35 PPG 1.29
38% Win % 32%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Portland Timbers are 22nd (46 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 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 Galaxy
0-15
6/9
16-30
5/6
31-45
9/12
46-60
6/8
61-75
4/6
76+
10/6
■ 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 Galaxy
Klauss 10 G
Marco Reus 8 G 11 A
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' Los Angeles Galaxy has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 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' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' Alex Colonna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
  • 75' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 504 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Ema Boateng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' Servando Carrasco, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.78 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers47% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
72%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
53%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers34% Draw43% Los Angeles Galaxy23%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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