Dignity Health Sports Park: Get ready for a football celebration when LA Galaxy welcome Portland Timbers. Get the latest news on the fixture at Tipsway!
- LA Galaxy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portland Timbers is in the best form (5-1-0)
This promises to be an entertaining match with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
This field uses grass, unlike Portland Timbers's home arena. The last 33 games by the guests on grass have given 12 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
LA Galaxy form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for LA Galaxy at their home stadium (Dignity Health Sports Park) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Galaxy.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Galaxy, who played 1-1 against Los Angeles FC. That match was also played at this venue (Dignity Health Sports Park). Galaxy's goalie Jonathan Bond played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Los Angeles FC with a stunning six saves. Víctor Vázquez (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.82/10. Vázquez hit three key passes.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Real Salt Lake.Galaxy are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Houston Dynamo awaits in four days.
Galaxy have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dignity Health Sports Park with 22 goals in 14 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Portland Timbers form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Portland Timbers have produced an overall stat of 5-2-7 so far. The fact that Portland have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Impressive finishing from Jarosław Niezgoda secured the home win 1-0 against Inter Miami in their previous game. Jarosław Niezgoda came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Inter Miami last time out, making the manager G. Savarese feel like a tactical genius. Steve Clark (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.93. Clark stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Los Angeles FC.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vancouver Whitecaps in just four days.
Portland have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 14 league away games 17 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Portland have conceded 25 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Galaxy - Portland Timbers 4-1 was the output when these sides formerly played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Galaxy victories, zero draws and seven Portland Timbers wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hernández Balcázar 11 goals |   F. Mora Aliaga 11 goals | D. Asprilla Rivas 8 goals |
LA Galaxy missing players
Portland Timbers missing players
| LA Galaxy | Portland Timbers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 39 | 22 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 45 |
| 45 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 25 | 44 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 86% | 82% |
| 64% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | 64% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 32% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 64% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 64% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 25% |
| 21% | 7% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 14% | 11% |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 14.3 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.9 | 12.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 30% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 37% | 38% |
- LA Galaxy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portland Timbers have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Portland Timbers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portland Timbers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Portland Timbers is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 46 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 39 |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 29 | -6 | 39 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 38 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 33 |
| 11 | Dallas | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Austin | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 25 |