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Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2025 at 2am UK
Dignity Health Sports Park
Portland Timbers

LA Galaxy
2 - 4
Portland

Ramirez (67'), Reus (69')
Paintsil (45+1'), Yoshida (82')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Costa (38'), Moreno (53'), Kelsy (63'), Rodriguez (76' pen.)
Rodriguez (77'), Miller (90+4')

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 1-0 LA Galaxy
Saturday, April 19 at 6.45pm in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Portland 3-3 Los Angeles
Sunday, April 20 at 3.15am in Major League Soccer

We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Portland Timbers

Both sides seem to throw caution to the wind and go for it, and we believe the reigning MLS Cup champions will finally catch a break against a team that have not improved much defensively from a year ago. Read more.

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 51.9%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 26.46% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.79%) and 1-0 (6.78%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 1-2 (6.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.38%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1% likelihood.

Result
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawPortland Timbers
51.9% (-1.119 -1.12) 21.64% (0.31 0.31) 26.46% (0.813 0.81)
Both teams to score 64.81% (-0.321 -0.32)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.75% (-0.76899999999999 -0.77)34.25% (0.771 0.77)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.85% (-0.872 -0.87)56.15% (0.875 0.88)
Los Angeles Galaxy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.5% (-0.60499999999999 -0.6)13.5% (0.609 0.61)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.47% (-1.232 -1.23)40.53% (1.234 1.23)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.92% (0.15300000000001 0.15)25.08% (-0.15 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.23% (0.211 0.21)59.77% (-0.208 -0.21)
Score Analysis
    Los Angeles Galaxy 51.9%
    Portland Timbers 26.46%
    Draw 21.64%
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawPortland Timbers
2-1 @ 9.39% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.79% (-0.037 -0.04)
1-0 @ 6.78% (0.117 0.12)
3-1 @ 6.27% (-0.151 -0.15)
3-0 @ 4.53% (-0.13 -0.13)
3-2 @ 4.33% (-0.085 -0.09)
4-1 @ 3.14% (-0.149 -0.15)
4-0 @ 2.27% (-0.118 -0.12)
4-2 @ 2.17% (-0.093 -0.09)
5-1 @ 1.26% (-0.09 -0.09)
4-3 @ 1% (-0.039 -0.04)
5-0 @ 0.91% (-0.069 -0.07)
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 51.9%
1-1 @ 9.38% (0.201 0.2)
2-2 @ 6.49% (0.021 0.02)
0-0 @ 3.39% (0.133 0.13)
3-3 @ 2% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 0.39%
Total : 21.64%
1-2 @ 6.49% (0.167 0.17)
0-1 @ 4.68% (0.203 0.2)
0-2 @ 3.24% (0.154 0.15)
2-3 @ 2.99% (0.023 0.02)
1-3 @ 2.99% (0.09 0.09)
0-3 @ 1.49% (0.077 0.08)
2-4 @ 1.04% (0.012 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.03% (0.036 0.04)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 26.46%

How you voted: LA Galaxy vs Portland

Los Angeles Galaxy
35.7%
Draw
7.1%
Portland Timbers
57.1%
14
Head to Head
Mar 16, 2025 8.45pm
Portland
1-1
LA Galaxy
Mora (49')
Fory (26')
Ramirez (81')
Miller (47'), Mora (90+5')
Sep 19, 2024 3.30am
Portland
4-2
LA Galaxy
Rodriguez (18'), Evander (39', 51'), Mora (80')
Zuparic (13'), Crepeau (45'), Ayala (52')
Pec (45+3'), Paintsil (59')
Brugman (45+2'), Yoshida (82')
Jul 21, 2024 3.45am
LA Galaxy
3-2
Portland
Pec (38'), Puig (48'), Paintsil (58')
Nelson (90'), Berry (90+6')
Rodriguez (52'), Moreno (73')
Evander (14'), Chara (42'), Zuparic (62'), Miller (90+5'), Rodriguez (90+9')
Oct 1, 2023 3.30am
LA Galaxy
3-3
Portland
Zavaleta (10', 45+1'), Costa (43')
Delgado (13'), Yoshida (54')
Moreno (5'), Zavaleta (38' og.), Mora (76')
Moreno (62')
Mar 25, 2023 8.30pm
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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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