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Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer
Mar 16, 2025 at 8.45pm UK
Providence Park
LA Galaxy

Portland
1 - 1
LA Galaxy

Mora (49')
Fory (26')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Ramirez (81')
Miller (47'), Mora (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Nashville 2-0 Portland
Sunday, March 9 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: LA Galaxy 4-1 Herediano
Thursday, March 13 at 2.30am in CONCACAF Champions League

We said: Portland Timbers 1-3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Playing an exceptionally soft and susceptible Timbers defensive unit is exactly what the Galaxy need to get their campaign back on track, and we expect they will gain a lot of confidence from their performance on Wednesday heading into this clash. 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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 45.19%. A win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 31.95% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.82%) and 2-0 (6.11%). The likeliest Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-2 (7.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.

Result
Portland TimbersDrawLos Angeles Galaxy
45.19% (-0.012 -0.01) 22.86% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01) 31.95% (0.024000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 64.3% (0.057999999999993 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
63.42% (0.07 0.07)36.58% (-0.067 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
41.27% (0.076000000000001 0.08)58.74% (-0.073999999999998 -0.07)
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.33% (0.025999999999996 0.03)16.68% (-0.023 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.46% (0.042999999999999 0.04)46.55% (-0.039999999999999 -0.04)
Los Angeles Galaxy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.17% (0.048000000000002 0.05)22.83% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.45% (0.07 0.07)56.55% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 45.19%
    Los Angeles Galaxy 31.95%
    Draw 22.86%
Portland TimbersDrawLos Angeles Galaxy
2-1 @ 9.02% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
1-0 @ 6.82% (-0.018 -0.02)
2-0 @ 6.11% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-1 @ 5.39% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.98% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-0 @ 3.65% (-0.004 -0)
4-1 @ 2.41% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-2 @ 1.78% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1.63% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 4.41%
Total : 45.19%
1-1 @ 10.07% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.66% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
0-0 @ 3.81% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.96% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 0.36%
Total : 22.86%
1-2 @ 7.44% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-1 @ 5.62% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-2 @ 4.15% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.66% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
2-3 @ 3.28% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.05% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-4 @ 1.35% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-4 @ 1.21% (0.004 0)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 31.95%

How you voted: Portland vs LA Galaxy

Portland Timbers
25.0%
Draw
12.5%
Los Angeles Galaxy
62.5%
8
Head to Head
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
Jun 18, 2022 10pm
LA Galaxy
1-1
Portland
Joveljic (88')
DePuy (37'), Grandsir (58'), Joveljic (89')
Chara (38')
Mabiala (10'), Fogaca (76')
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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
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12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta102351119-89
13DC United102351122-119
14Toronto10145814-67
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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
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