Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Portland Timbers

3 – 0

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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 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

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

Portland Timbers 20 games · Avg 4.0 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
#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' Three points are at stake. Portland Timbers host Los Angeles Galaxy — let the battle begin!
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Portland Timbers are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
25' 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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
40' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Samuel Grandsir is replaced by Sacha Kljestan on 40 minute.
44' A moment of madness from Derrick Williams on 44 minutes earns him a Red card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
45' The crowd applauds Andy Polo as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Mora steps in for Portland Timbers.
46' Time for substitution for Portland Timbers. Dairon Asprilla is replaced by Marvin Loria.
47' What a moment for Felipe Mora! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
52' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' Yimmi Chara, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' Against the run of play, Felipe Mora has scored! This game has turned on its head.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Derrick Williams is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Portland Timbers.
69' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Ethan Zubak on, Kevin Cabral off on 69 minutes.
69' Diego Valeri makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Portland Timbers are in front.
70' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Kevin Cabral is withdrawn and Ethan Zubak gets his opportunity.
72' The Portland Timbers bench stirs into life. Yimmi Chara is withdrawn and Renzo Jose Zambrano gets his opportunity.
77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
80' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Sebastian Lletget trudges off to be replaced by Adam Saldana on 80 minutes.
81' Portland Timbers make a change. Diego Valeri trudges off to be replaced by Zac McGraw on 81 minutes.
86' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
Los Angeles Galaxy will have plenty to reflect on. Portland Timbers were simply the better side today.

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
Jeremy Ebobisse	6
Diego Valeri	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

2.5 Portland Timbers xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Portland Timbers60% Draw21% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

40%

Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Portland Timbers46% Draw37% Los Angeles Galaxy17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

3 – 1

7.2%

2 – 0

6.7%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 2

4.8%

4 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.4%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap	Portland Timbers covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+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

27% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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