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Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Providence Park
Los Angeles FC

Portland
2 - 0
Los Angeles

Mabiala (28', 28'), Bravo (53', 53')
Paredes (82'), Paredes (82')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Acosta (57'), Acosta (57')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Seattle 2-2 Portland
Sunday, September 3 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Los Angeles 1-3 Inter Miami
Monday, September 4 at 3am in Major League Soccer

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 41.29%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 33.91% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 2-1 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawLos Angeles FC
33.91% (0.088999999999999 0.09)24.8% (0.065000000000001 0.07)41.29% (-0.15000000000001 -0.15)
Both teams to score 58.02% (-0.202 -0.2)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.87% (-0.273 -0.27)45.13% (0.276 0.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.53% (-0.26199999999999 -0.26)67.47% (0.265 0.27)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.24% (-0.078000000000003 -0.08)25.76% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.29% (-0.105 -0.11)60.71% (0.108 0.11)
Los Angeles FC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.15% (-0.18899999999999 -0.19)21.85% (0.192 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.92% (-0.29000000000001 -0.29)55.08% (0.292 0.29)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 33.91%
    Los Angeles FC 41.29%
    Draw 24.79%
Portland TimbersDrawLos Angeles FC
2-1 @ 7.87% (0.012 0.01)
1-0 @ 7.64% (0.073 0.07)
2-0 @ 5.18% (0.037999999999999 0.04)
3-1 @ 3.56% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.71% (-0.018 -0.02)
3-0 @ 2.34% (0.011 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.21% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
4-2 @ 0.92% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 33.91%
1-1 @ 11.61% (0.049999999999999 0.05)
2-2 @ 5.99% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
0-0 @ 5.63% (0.067 0.07)
3-3 @ 1.37% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.79%
1-2 @ 8.83% (-0.017000000000001 -0.02)
0-1 @ 8.56% (0.052 0.05)
0-2 @ 6.51% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-3 @ 4.48% (-0.034 -0.03)
0-3 @ 3.3% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-3 @ 3.04% (-0.03 -0.03)
1-4 @ 1.7% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-4 @ 1.26% (-0.014 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.15% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 41.29%

How you voted: Portland vs Los Angeles

Portland Timbers
35.1%
Draw
32.4%
Los Angeles FC
32.4%
37
Head to Head
Mar 4, 2023 9.30pm
Los Angeles
3-2
Portland
Chiellini (24'), Vela (34' pen.), Opoku (52')
Evander (62'), Paredes (84')
Oct 2, 2022 8pm
Mar 7, 2022 3am
Sep 30, 2021 3.30am
Gameweek 35
Los Angeles
1-2
Portland
Musovski (55')
Chara (45'), Asprilla (59')
Valeri (76')
Sep 20, 2021 12.30am
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS

Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia1483324121227
2Columbus Crew147522218426
3FC CincinnatiCincinnati158252121026
4Inter MiamiInter Miami137332619724
5New York City FCNY City157352017324
6Nashville SCNashville146442417722
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC147162218422
8Chicago Fire156452828022
9Orlando City145632518721
10New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146352115621
11New England RevolutionNew England136341510521
12DC United144461526-1116
13Toronto143471619-313
14Atlanta UnitedAtlanta153481727-1013
15CF MontrealMontreal141310725-186

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver1384124101428
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd1484225131228
3Portland TimbersPortland136432320322
4Seattle SoundersSeattle145542318520
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles135442120119
6Colorado RapidsColorado135441618-219
7San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes145272722517
8Dallas144551522-717
9Austin FCAustin14527817-917
10St Louis City143471118-713
11Houston DynamoHouston143471422-813
12Real Salt LakeSalt Lake144191321-813
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas133281923-411
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy131481229-177
15San Diego FC00000000


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