Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC Live Stream, Predictions

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Portland Timbers

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Portland Timbers will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-0 MLS victory vs FC Dallas.

In that match, Portland Timbers had 50% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Portland Timbers was Ebobisse (84'). For their opponents, FC Dallas had 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Portland Timbers have shown defensive steel. In fact, The Timbers have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 11 goals during that time.

Los Angeles FC

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Los Angeles FC will come into the match after a 2-1 MLS win over Real Salt Lake in their most recent match.

In that game, Los Angeles FC had 57% possession and 29 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Los Angeles FC, goals were scored by Rossi (10') and Vela (79'). On the other side, Real Salt Lake had 3 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Herrera (18') scored for Real Salt Lake.

A sequence of steadfast showings by the Los Angeles FC defensive unit has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their past 6 clashes in total. Over that same period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 8. Despite that, time will tell whether such a trend shall be replicated in this upcoming game or not.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their past head to head meetings going back to 02/06/2019 shows that Portland Timbers have won 0 of these games & Los Angeles FC 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 4.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 23 in total which averages out at 3.83 goals per match.

The last league game featuring these sides was MLS match day 25 on 08/11/2020 which ended up with the score at Los Angeles FC 1-1 Portland Timbers.

In that match, Los Angeles FC managed 51% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Vela (5').

Portland Timbers got 8 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Villafaña (90') was the scorer.

The referee was Alan Kelly.

🗞️ Team News: Portland Timbers

Jaroslaw Niezgoda (Cruciate Ligament Rupture), Cristhian Paredes (Thigh Muscle Strain), Andy Polo (Tendon crack), Ismaila Jome (Achilles tendon rupture) and Jeff Attinella (Thigh muscle rupture) won’t be playing for Portland boss Giovanni Savarese.

ℹ️ Team News: Los Angeles FC

Thanks to a mainly available group, there’s only the lone fitness worry for the Los Angeles FC gaffer Bob Bradley to be concerned about. Kwadwo Opoku (Knee Injury) misses out for this game.

💭 Prediction

We’re thinking that Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. Therefore, we predict a hard-fought 1-1 score draw after 90 minutes.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 23:12 17/07/2021