Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

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Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sat 22 May 2021 · 19:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'

R 44' Derrick Williams

Overview

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

Portland Timbers 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Portland Timbers 21 games · Avg 3.9 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Recent Form

Portland Timbers

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
16 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–0	W
09 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
02 May	FC Dallas	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
19 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–1	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–3	L
15 May	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
09 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
25 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	3–2	W
18 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–2	W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against portland timbers and los angeles galaxy has kicked off!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ethan Zubak made 297 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' portland timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined los angeles galaxy backline.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' los angeles galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' Julian Araujo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for portland timbers so far.
35' portland timbers have won 498 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Samuel Grandsir exits the field as Sacha Kljestan enters on 40.
44' A meaty challenge results in booking for Derrick Williams on 44.
45' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Mora is hanging Andy Polo on the field on 45 minute.
46' The Portland Timbers manager makes a substitution. Dairon Asprilla departs to be replaced by Marvin Loria.
47' A goal from the Chile international Felipe Mora! He fires home on 47 to make it 0-1!
52' 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 Yimmi Chara suffering a number of foals already.
57' portland timbers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' Goal! Felipe Mora scores his 48 goal in 11 matches.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
69' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ethan Zubak is hanging Kevin Cabral on the field on 69 minute.
69' The Argentina Diego Valeri breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 0-3!
70' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Kevin Cabral departs to be replaced by Ethan Zubak.
72' Portland Timbers make a change. Yimmi Chara trudges off to be replaced by Renzo Jose Zambrano on 72 minutes.
77' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both portland timbers and los angeles galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' Adam Saldana gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Sebastian Lletget and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Portland Timbers make a change. Diego Valeri trudges off to be replaced by Zac McGraw on 81 minutes.
86' It looks surprising portland timbers does not make any changes. Adam Saldana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
Full Time. portland timbers beats los angeles galaxy

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

23
Yimmi Chara ↓ Renzo Jose Zambrano 72'
2
Jose Van Rankin
7
Andy Polo ↓ Felipe Mora 45'
8
Diego Valeri ↓ Zac McGraw 81'
25
Bill Tuiloma
27
Dairon Asprilla ↓ Marvin Loria 46'
19
Eryk Williamson
17
Jeremy Ebobisse ↓ Blake Bodily 81'
5
Claudio Bravo
13
Dario Zuparic
30
Logan Ketterer

Bench

44
Marvin Loria ↑ 46'
9
Felipe Mora ↑ 45'
28
Pablo Bonilla
98
Blake Bodily ↑ 81'
85
Zac McGraw ↑ 81'
40
Renzo Jose Zambrano ↑ 72'
26
Hunter Sulte

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Sacha Kljestan 40'
9
Kevin Cabral ↓ Ethan Zubak 69'
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Cameron Dunbar 80'
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Adam Saldana 80'
5
Daniel Steres
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Nick DePuy 46'
2
Julian Araujo
19
Jorge Villafana

Bench

33
Jonathan Klinsmann
29
Ethan Zubak ↑ 69'
91
Oniel Fisher
16
Sacha Kljestan ↑ 40'
27
Carlos Harvey
20
Nick DePuy ↑ 46'
25
Cameron Dunbar ↑ 80'
43
Adam Saldana ↑ 80'
24
Danilo Acosta

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Portland Timbers Form

2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-05-16 San Jose Earthquakes 0–2 Portland Timbers W 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-02 FC Dallas 4–1 Portland Timbers L 2021-04-25 Portland Timbers 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-04-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-05-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2021-04-18 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.59 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers60% Draw20% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

40%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers47% Draw36% Los Angeles Galaxy17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

4 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

4.6%

1 – 0

4.6%

4 – 0

3.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	18%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	20%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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