Sunday , 16 August 2026

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Portland Timbers
5 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 02:00 UTC Providence Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+2'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

7
6
7
Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 4.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–2 W
23 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
19 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
15 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
12 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
08 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 6–3 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Portland Timbers A 2–5 L
25 Oct Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W
15 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 0–4 L
08 Oct Portland Timbers H 3–6 L
04 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Portland Timbers Los Angeles Galaxy
#23 Position #27
24 Points 22
18 Played 19
7 / 3 / 8 W / D / L 5 / 7 / 7
33 Scored 24
33 Conceded 29
+0 GD -5
1.33 PPG 1.16
39% Win % 26%

Key Stats

85% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Portland Timbers this season
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Portland Timbers are 23rd (24 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Portland Timbers
0-15
2/5
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
5/–
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/8
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/4
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Portland Timbers
Kevin Kelsy 8 G 2 A
Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy is underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 6' Goal! Jaroslaw Niezgoda scores his 8 goal in 117 matches.
  • 11' Colombia international Yony Gonzalez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' What a moment for Jaroslaw Niezgoda! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Portland Timbers in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
  • 29' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The Argentina Diego Valeri breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 3-0!
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' Cristian Pavon doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' The whistle greets Julian Araujo as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Lletget.
  • 51' Larrys Mabiala needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 29 Yellow cards this season.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' GOAL! Eryk Williamson fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 63' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Farfan is hanging Pablo Bonilla on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portland Timbers needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Jaroslaw Niezgoda has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Mora to step up.
  • 74' A goal from the Peru international Andy Polo! He fires home on 74 to make it 5-1!
  • 74' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diedie Traore is hanging Emiliano Insua on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' Portland Timbers started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 84' Another substitution for Portland Timbers to replace Yimmi Chara by Tomas Conechny on 84 minute.
  • 89' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
  • It finishes all square. Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 5-2.

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

2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers 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

Portland Timbers Form

2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2020-10-19 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2020-10-12 Portland Timbers 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-10-25 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2020-10-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–6 Portland Timbers L 2020-10-04 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.8 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers66% Draw18% Los Angeles Galaxy16%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
84%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
34%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers49% Draw34% Los Angeles Galaxy17%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
5.2%
4 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
1 – 0
4%
4 – 0
3.7%
4 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 18% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 19% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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