There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Portland Timbers leading LA Galaxy by 14 points.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Major League Soccer. That game, against Los Angeles FC, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for LA Galaxy.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike LA Galaxy's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artifical turf have ended in 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.
It's quite the trip for LA Galaxy when visiting Portland Timbers as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
Portland Timbers form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
The home team returns to Providence Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Seattle Sounders (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the Major League Soccer game ended 1-1. In the match before that, Portland Timbers hosted Los Angeles FC and drew the game 1-1.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Portland Timbers have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost three.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Portland as they have a new game in only four days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Vancouver Whitecaps are visiting.
Portland have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Providence Park with 15 goals in 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Portland defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
LA Galaxy form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for LA Galaxy so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Galaxy are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
It might be tough going out on the road again for LA Galaxy, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Los Angeles FC (placed 4th). Before that, Galaxy secured a home win against Vancouver Whitecaps with the score 1-0.
LA Galaxy are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Real Salt Lake in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Galaxy have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Galaxy have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; LA Galaxy - Portland Timbers 3-6. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Portland, one draw and three wins for LA Galaxy. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ebobisse 10 goals |  D. Váleri 8 goals | F. Mora Aliaga 7 goals |
Portland Timbers missing players
LA Galaxy missing players
| Portland Timbers | LA Galaxy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 47 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 15 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 83% |
| 70% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 35% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| 78% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 277 | 150 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 75 | 208 |
| 119 | 56 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 26 | 73 |
| 39% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | 30% |
- LA Galaxy has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Major League Soccer
- LA Galaxy has the most matches under the total-line (11) in Major League Soccer
- LA Galaxy is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Portland Timbers has the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers has the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have scored more than double the goals of LA Galaxy.
- Portland Timbers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Dallas | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 24 |
| 8 | SJ Earthquakes | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 29 | -16 | 24 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 18 |