The guesting Los Angeles FC side are thought to be odds-on at Portland Timbers, as the away side hold a 10 point lead from their 26 league matches this season.
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (44) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Major League Soccer
This arena uses artifical turf, unlike Los Angeles FC's home stadium. The last seven games by the visitors on artifical turf have seen 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 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.
This could be an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!
Portland Timbers form and stats
Portland Timbers have played 13 Major League Soccer games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Portland Timbers hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Real Salt Lake, Saint Louis City and Seattle Sounders), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
Portland Timbers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Seattle Sounders that ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Seattle Sounders last time out, but a goal from Evander completed a comeback to a draw result for Portland Timbers. Midfielder Evander was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Evander scored one goal and had 57 successful passes (of 67 total).
Before that, Portland Timbers had a home game versus Real Salt Lake which ended with a victory 2-1.Goals are appearing in numbers in this club's league fixtures, with 5 in a row seeing three goals or more (over 2.5).
The Portland fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. Portland Timbers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Portland hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sporting KC, Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy and Austin), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
3-4-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Los Angeles FC in their Major League Soccer matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Los Angeles FC in their previous game as they lost hosting Inter Miami, 1-3. Vela, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.85. Vela served one assist and hit five key passes.
A 1-2 defeat away at Charlotte before that.Los Angeles FC find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Los Angeles FC have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Los Angeles FC have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Portland.The contenders have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Los Angeles FC - Portland Timbers 3-2 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Bouanga 11 goals |  C. Vela Garrido 9 goals |   E. da Silva Ferreira 7 goals |
Portland Timbers missing players
Los Angeles FC missing players
| Portland Timbers | Los Angeles FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 32 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 40 |
| 44 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 81% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| 67% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 81% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 62% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 27% |
| 30% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 63% | 69% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 54% |
| 26% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 35% |
| 30% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 23% |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 13.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | 15.3 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 30% | 34% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | 29% |
| 12.4 | 11.3 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (17) away in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Portland Timbers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Portland Timbers have the most conceded goals (44) in Major League Soccer
| 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 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 47 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 41 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 40 |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | SJ Earthquakes | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 9 | Dallas | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 34 |
| 10 | Austin | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 30 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | Sporting KC | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -1 | 32 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | -12 | 30 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | -23 | 19 |
