Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 20)

📊 Form Guide

Register with Bet365

Join Bet365 to take advantage of great odds and live streaming. Registration required. 21+ T&Cs apply. Please gamble responsibly. Need support or help? Call the NCPG on 1-800-GAMBLER

More info »

Portland Timbers

LDWWDW

Portland Timbers will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-4 MLS success vs Sporting Kansas City.

In that game, Portland Timbers had 54% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 8 on target. For Portland Timbers, the goalscorers were David Ayala (10') and Kevin Kelsy (26', 49'). For their opponents, Sporting Kansas City got 9 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Shapi Suleymanov (16'), Dejan Joveljić (33') and Jansen Miller (54' Own goal) scored for Sporting Kansas City.

In their prior six fixtures, Phil Neville's Portland Timbers have netted a combined total of 11 times giving them an average number of goals per match of 1.83.

Los Angeles FC

WLWLLW

Los Angeles FC come into this meeting following on from a 2-1 MLS win to defeat San Jose Earthquakes in their last fixture.

In that game, Los Angeles FC managed 49% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. For Los Angeles FC, the goalscorers were Sergi Palencia (65') and Denis Bouanga (86'). San Jose Earthquakes had 15 shots on goal with 3 on target. Cristian Espinoza (95') was the scorer for San Jose Earthquakes.

Steve Cherundolo's Los Angeles FC have seen their efforts on goal rewarded a total of 8 times throughout their latest 6 matches. The overall goals that they have conceded during that period adds up to 8.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head meetings dating back to 11/05/2022 shows us that Portland Timbers have won 1 of them & Los Angeles FC 4, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

A sum of 21 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 9 from The Timbers and 12 belonging to LAFC. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The last league meeting featuring these sides was MLS match day 14 on 28/04/2024 when it ended Los Angeles FC 3-2 Portland Timbers.

On that day, Los Angeles FC had 54% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 10 on target. The scorers were Timothy Tillman (45') and Denis Bouanga (92').

For their opponents, Portland Timbers got 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Kamal Miller (44' Own goal), Jonathan Rodríguez (65') and Santiago Moreno (73') scored.

The referee was Ismail Elfath.

📰 Team News: Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC manager Steve Cherundolo has multiple availability issues to deal with. Jeremy Ebobisse (Leg injury) and Lorenzo Dellavalle (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers may both struggle to make a breakthrough here.

A scoreless draw looks like a real possibility, but we’ll see what happens. We’re therefore tipping a very competitive game with a 0-0 score when the full-time whistle blows.

💵 ⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the 90 minute result market, a victory for Portland Timbers is available for 2.4, going for the draw is 3.5 and staking on victory for Los Angeles FC gets you 2.8. They are the best bets available at this very moment.

Victor Martins, 01:01 19/04/2025