Read up on this engrossing game in the Major League Soccer. Portland Timbers is in the 8th spot after participating in four fixtures. They greet LA Galaxy who are placed 12th after three matches.
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (10) in Major League Soccer
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting LA Galaxy have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-1-3 (win-draw-loss) from six matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as LA Galaxy have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
This promises to be an interesting match with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's go!
Portland Timbers form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Portland Timbers's two home games in the Major League Soccer so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Providence Park.
No payout for Portland Timbers in their previous match, an away game at Atlanta United (after extra-time) that ended in defeat 1-5. Portland Timbers were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfielder Chará was the best player on the team with a rating of 6.85 (out of ten) in that game. Chará hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Saint Louis City (after extra-time) (1-2).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Portland Timbers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Portland Timbers at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
LA Galaxy form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Major League Soccer for LA Galaxy with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Galaxy's last game was the home draw against Vancouver Whitecaps (after extra-time) (1-1). Edwards was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Edwards hit two key passes and won 12 of 18 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sporting KC (after extra-time).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with LA Galaxy playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 4 LA Galaxy wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
LA Galaxy have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
LA Galaxy have not lost in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Portland.Top Goalscorers
  C. Paredes Maciel 1 goals |  T. Ikoba 1 goals |  Z. McGraw 1 goals |
Portland Timbers missing players
LA Galaxy missing players
| Portland Timbers | LA Galaxy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 6.5 | 8.5 | 11 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 9.5 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.5 | 13.7 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 31% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 13.8 | 11 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 20.5 | 17.7 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.5 | 5.7 |
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (10) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Major League Soccer
| Portland Timbers | Last season | LA Galaxy | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 53 | 28 | Scored | S | 25 | 61 | ||
| 53 | 19 | Conceded | C | 29 | 54 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 72% | 75% | ||
| 59% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 58% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 47% | ||
| 18% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 28% | 31% | ||
| 76% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 61% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 22% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 19% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | ||
| 14.2 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 12 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saint Louis City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Austin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 66 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 28 | 67 |
| 2 | Austin | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 65 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 56 |
| 3 | Dallas | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 53 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 50 |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 58 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 50 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -3 | 48 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -2 | 47 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 57 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 42 | -11 | 43 |
| 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 57 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 37 | -17 | 43 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 41 |
| 12 | Sporting KC | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 54 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 37 | -12 | 40 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -13 | 36 |
| 14 | SJ Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 69 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 42 | -17 | 35 |
