Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
2 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Thu 3 Sep 2020 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Pablo Bonilla 12' Y
Renzo Zambrano 48' Y
Y 63' Julian Araujo

Overview

Match Preview

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Providence Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Joe Dickerson

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
6
7
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 4.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-07-28 Portland Timbers 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers 2018-06-02 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
30 Aug Real Salt Lake H 4–4 D
24 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 0–3 L
12 Aug Orlando City SC H 2–1 W
06 Aug Philadelphia Union A 2–1 W
02 Aug New York City FC A 3–1 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Portland Timbers A 3–2 W
30 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
22 Aug Los Angeles FC A 2–0 W
24 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
19 Jul Los Angeles FC A 2–6 L
14 Jul Portland Timbers H 1–2 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' That's the starting whistle at Providence Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 5' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 12' Pablo Bonilla catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 12.
  • 15' Magnificent from Efrain Alvarez! That is 6 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diego Valeri, as he is very good at scoring at Providence Park with 6 goals in the last 6 games.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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 Julio Cascante suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Renzo Zambrano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
  • 48' That is a Yellow card for Portland Timbers. Renzo Zambrano will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Pavon makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 55' Portland Timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' Sebastian Blanco has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomas Conechny on 56 minute.
  • 61' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Cameron Dunbar has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Jonathan dos Santos gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Sebastian Lletget and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Julian Araujo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' GOAL! Felipe Mora scores on 67.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joe Corona makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 75' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 75 minute. Julian Araujo leaves to be changed by Rolf Feltscher.
  • 78' Yimmi Chara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pablo Bonilla at the 78 minute mark.
  • 83' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 87' Cameron Dunbar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Zubak on 87 minute.
  • 88' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Renzo Zambrano has done his job and it is now time for Diego Valeri to step up.
  • With this win, Los Angeles Galaxy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Mora 8
Diego Valeri 6
Jeremy Ebobisse 6
Javier Hernandez 4
Cristian Pavon 4
Sebastian Blanco 3
Jonathan Rodriguez 3
Santiago Moreno 3

Head to Head

2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers 2019-07-28 Portland Timbers 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers 2018-06-02 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Portland Timbers Form

2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-08-12 Portland Timbers 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2020-08-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-08-02 New York City FC 1–3 Portland Timbers W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-09-03 Portland Timbers 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-08-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-08-22 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-07-24 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2020-07-19 Los Angeles FC 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-07-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Portland Timbers L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.1 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.87 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy 76% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers42% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy34%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 3.97
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
66%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
58%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers34% Draw38% Los Angeles Galaxy28%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
4.9%
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.3%
1 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.5%
0 – 2
3.4%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 18% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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