Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Portland Timbers
4 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Thu 19 Sep 2024 · 02:30 UTC Providence Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Dario Zuparic 13' Y
Maxime Crepeau 45' Y
Y 45' Gaston Brugman
David Ayala 52' Y
Y 83' Maya Yoshida

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
2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers 2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers

Recent Form

Portland Timbers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–2 W
15 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
01 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
25 Aug St. Louis City H 4–4 D
21 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 L
14 Jul Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Portland Timbers A 2–4 L
15 Sep Los Angeles FC H 4–2 W
01 Sep St. Louis City A 1–2 L
25 Aug Atlanta United FC H 2–0 W
21 Jul Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
18 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 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' Portland Timbers have kicked off against Los Angeles Galaxy. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Carlos Garces has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 13' That looks like a foul for a card for Dario Zuparic.
  • 17' Jonathan Rodriguez does the damage! The net is bulging and Portland Timbers surge ahead!
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mauricio Cuevas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 32' Spain international Miguel Berry has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 39' A goal from the Brazil international Evander! He fires home on 39 to make it 2-0!
  • 44' 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 David Ayala suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Portland Timbers receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 48' Gabriel Pec does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles Galaxy surge ahead!
  • 51' Evander doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 52' David Ayala was booked on 52.
  • 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' What composure from Joseph Paintsil! The Ghana international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Marco Reus on, Marky Delgado off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Eryk Williamson is replacing David Ayala for the Portland Timbers side.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Mauricio Cuevas on, John Nelson off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Portland Timbers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
  • 78' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Portland Timbers side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 79' The whistle greets Jonathan Rodriguez as he departs to be replaced by Antony.
  • 80' The deadlock is broken! Felipe Mora gets on the scoresheet on 80 minutes.
  • 83' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 85' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Jalen Neal exits the field as Carlos Garces enters on 85.
  • 86' Portland Timbers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eric Miller is hanging Juan Mosquera on the field on 86 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Portland Timbers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Neville

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers 2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-06-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers Form

2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Portland Timbers L 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-08-25 Portland Timbers 4–4 St. Louis City D 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers L 2024-07-14 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-09-19 Portland Timbers 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-09-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-09-01 St. Louis City 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-07-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.39 Portland Timbers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers53% Draw22% Los Angeles Galaxy25%
Actual: Portland Timbers win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Portland Timbers or Draw
75%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
47%
Portland Timbers or Los Angeles Galaxy
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Portland Timbers41% Draw37% Los Angeles Galaxy22%
Actual: Portland Timbers win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.1%
1 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.5%
4 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Portland Timbers

Handicap Portland Timbers covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Portland Timbers keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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