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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
1Inter MiamiInter Miami17104339241534
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York City FCNY City168352017327
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls157532822626
5Columbus Crew146622113824
6Toronto167272424023
7Charlotte FCCharlotte FC166461516-122
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia154742521419
9Nashville SCNashville154741920-119
10DC United164662329-618
11Orlando City154561623-717
12Atlanta UnitedAtlanta154472018216
13CF MontrealMontreal154472133-1216
14Chicago Fire162681528-1312
15New England RevolutionNew England132110926-177

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1686231181330
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy167723023728
3Los Angeles FCLos Angeles158342719827
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd147432419525
5Austin FCAustin166552020023
6Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver156452218422
7Colorado RapidsColorado166462829-122
8Houston DynamoHouston156361616021
9Portland TimbersPortland165473030019
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City143742022-216
12Dallas143471723-613
13San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1633102435-1112
14Sporting Kansas CityKansas152582328-511


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