Wednesday , 30 September 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
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

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
2020-10-29 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
#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' The wait is over. Los Angeles Galaxy get us underway at Providence Park.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 6' Assisted by Jorge Villafana with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jaroslaw Niezgoda makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 11' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marco Farfan made 295 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Savarese will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' A goal from the Poland international Jaroslaw Niezgoda! He fires home on 19 to make it 2-0!
  • 24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guillermo Schelotto might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' Portland Timbers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' A stunning finish from Diego Valeri — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 35' Rolf Feltscher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Yimmi Chara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Cristian Pavon gets on the scoresheet on 46 minutes.
  • 46' Sebastian Lletget is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julian Araujo at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Andres Flores has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' Eryk Williamson doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' Pablo Bonilla makes way for Marco Farfan at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Portland Timbers.
  • 68' It’s high time Giovanni Savarese made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Jaroslaw Niezgoda has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Mora to step up.
  • 74' GOAL! Andy Polo fires home to make it 5-1!
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Diedie Traore. He replaces Emiliano Insua on 74 minute.
  • 79' A quiet spell here at Providence Park. Portland Timbers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 84' Another change for Portland Timbers made on 84 minute. Yimmi Chara leaves to be changed by Tomas Conechny.
  • 89' Diedie Traore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Portland Timbers celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
1.46 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers65% Draw18% Los Angeles Galaxy17%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.26
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 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
83%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
35%
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%
3 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
4 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 18% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 19% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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