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Major League Soccer
Oct 1, 2023 at 3.30am UK
Dignity Health Sports Park
Portland Timbers

LA Galaxy
3 - 3
Portland

Zavaleta (10', 45+1'), Costa (43')
Delgado (13'), Yoshida (54')
FT(HT: 3-2)
Moreno (5'), Zavaleta (38' og.), Mora (76')
Moreno (62')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Austin 3-3 LA Galaxy
Monday, September 25 at 5.25am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 3-2 Colorado
Sunday, September 24 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Portland Timbers

Goals have been a real feature of this fixture of late, and we expect that trend to continue here. We are also tipping the home side to get the better of their visitors come the sound of the final whistle, albeit by only a narrow margin.

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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 Galaxy win with a probability of 59.47%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 20.33% and a draw had a probability of 20.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.07%) and 1-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (5.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.93%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.

Result
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawPortland Timbers
59.47% (0.437 0.44) 20.19% (-0.185 -0.18) 20.33% (-0.252 -0.25)
Both teams to score 62.03% (0.277 0.28)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.59% (0.538 0.54)34.41% (-0.537 -0.54)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.68% (0.604 0.6)56.32% (-0.602 -0.6)
Los Angeles Galaxy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.63% (0.28700000000001 0.29)11.37% (-0.285 -0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.91% (0.615 0.62)36.08% (-0.613 -0.61)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.98% (0.088000000000008 0.09)30.02% (-0.085000000000001 -0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.86% (0.103 0.1)66.14% (-0.101 -0.1)
Score Analysis
    Los Angeles Galaxy 59.47%
    Portland Timbers 20.33%
    Draw 20.19%
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawPortland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.71% (-0.023 -0.02)
2-0 @ 8.07% (-0.038 -0.04)
1-0 @ 7.42% (-0.12 -0.12)
3-1 @ 7.04% (0.063 0.06)
3-0 @ 5.85% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
3-2 @ 4.23% (0.048 0.05)
4-1 @ 3.83% (0.078 0.08)
4-0 @ 3.18% (0.057 0.06)
4-2 @ 2.3% (0.052 0.05)
5-1 @ 1.66% (0.052 0.05)
5-0 @ 1.38% (0.04 0.04)
5-2 @ 1% (0.034 0.03)
4-3 @ 0.92% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 59.47%
1-1 @ 8.93% (-0.123 -0.12)
2-2 @ 5.84% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-0 @ 3.41% (-0.095 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.7% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 0.31%
Total : 20.19%
1-2 @ 5.37% (-0.061 -0.06)
0-1 @ 4.11% (-0.105 -0.11)
0-2 @ 2.47% (-0.056 -0.06)
2-3 @ 2.34% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.16% (-0.019 -0.02)
0-3 @ 0.99% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 20.33%

How you voted: LA Galaxy vs Portland

Los Angeles Galaxy
45.5%
Draw
18.2%
Portland Timbers
36.4%
11
Head to Head
Mar 25, 2023 8.30pm
Jun 18, 2022 10pm
LA Galaxy
1-1
Portland
Joveljic (88')
DePuy (37'), Grandsir (58'), Joveljic (89')
Chara (38')
Mabiala (10'), Fogaca (76')
Apr 3, 2022 9.30pm
Portland
1-3
LA Galaxy
Tuiloma (51')
Blanco (48'), Chara (90+2')
Bonilla (45+3')
Hernandez (9', 59'), Tuiloma (17' og.)
Raveloson (45+4'), DePuy (48'), Delgado (50'), Hernandez (57'), Vazquez (90+3')
Delgado (61')
Oct 17, 2021 3.30am
Jul 31, 2021 3am
Gameweek 20
LA Galaxy
4-1
Portland
Villafana (62')
van Rankin (74'), Chara (83'), Mabiala (90+6')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1FC CincinnatiCincinnati107121512322
2Columbus Crew10631148621
3Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia106131991019
4Charlotte FCCharlotte FC10613168819
5Inter MiamiInter Miami95311610618
6Nashville SCNashville105141913616
7Orlando City104421812616
8New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls10433119215
9New York City FCNY City104241213-114
10New England RevolutionNew England941477013
11Chicago Fire103341822-412
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta102351119-89
13DC United102351122-119
14Toronto10145814-67
15CF MontrealMontreal10037414-103

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver107212071323
2Portland TimbersPortland105322015518
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd104421210216
4Colorado RapidsColorado104421414016
5Austin FCAustin10514710-316
6Dallas104331414015
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles104241516-114
8Seattle SoundersSeattle103431312113
9Real Salt LakeSalt Lake104061115-412
10San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes103162019110
11St Louis City1024478-110
12Houston DynamoHouston102441014-410
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas102171621-57
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy10037820-123
15San Diego FC00000000


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