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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 Miami18105342271535
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati1610332316733
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls168532922729
4New York City FCNY City169252417729
5Charlotte FCCharlotte FC177461818025
6Columbus Crew146622113824
7Toronto177372626024
8Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia164842723420
9Nashville SCNashville164752022-219
10DC United174762531-619
11Orlando City164571624-817
12CF MontrealMontreal164572335-1217
13Atlanta UnitedAtlanta164482221116
14Chicago Fire173681729-1215
15New England RevolutionNew England1431101127-1610

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1796236191733
2Los Angeles FCLos Angeles169342819930
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd158432720728
4Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy177733125628
5Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver167452419525
6Austin FCAustin176562125-423
7Houston DynamoHouston166461818022
8Colorado RapidsColorado176472931-222
9Portland TimbersPortland175573232020
10Seattle SoundersSeattle164661919018
11St Louis City153842325-217
12Dallas153481724-713
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas162592431-711
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes1632112439-1511


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