Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Portland Timbers
0 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sat 25 Mar 2023 · 20:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Nathan Fogaca 38' Y
Y 45' Riqui Puig
Y 48' Lucas Felipe Calegari
Pablo Bonilla 55' Y
Y 60' Tyler Boyd
Claudio Bravo 66' Y
Y 69' Memo Rodriguez
Y 82' Jalen Neal

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-03 Portland Timbers 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D
18 Mar Atlanta United FC A 1–5 L
12 Mar St. Louis City H 1–2 L
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
28 Feb Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
09 Oct Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Mar Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
19 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
12 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–0 D
05 Mar FC Dallas A 1–3 L
21 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
15 Oct Nashville SC H 1–0 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Providence Park!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 0% of all matches.
  • 15' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Portland Timbers is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' The referee has no hesitation. Nathan Fogaca is booked for Portland Timbers — Yellow card on 38.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nathan Fogaca.
  • 44' 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.
  • 45' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 48' Lucas Felipe Calegari is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 286 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pablo Bonilla.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Tyler Boyd on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Portland Timbers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' The referee shows Portland Timbers player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 67' Eric Miller is replacing Pablo Bonilla for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Memo Rodriguez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 76' The whistle greets Tyler Boyd as he departs to be replaced by Efrain Alvarez.
  • 80' Portland Timbers ring the changes. Marvin Loria has done his job and it is now time for Justin Rasmussen to step up.
  • 82' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Jalen Neal will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Portland Timbers 0-0 Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Savarese

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers 2022-04-03 Portland Timbers 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-10-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Portland Timbers 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-18 Atlanta United FC 5–1 Portland Timbers L 2023-03-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 FC Dallas 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Nashville SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Portland Timbers38% Draw28% Los Angeles Galaxy34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
66%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
62%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers28% Draw46% Los Angeles Galaxy26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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