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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 Miami1273232181424
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati11632139421
3Toronto116141414019
4New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls114521616017
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia103521916314
7DC United113531617-114
8Charlotte FCCharlotte FC114251213-114
9New York City FCNY City114251112-114
10Atlanta UnitedAtlanta103341411312
11CF MontrealMontreal103341320-712
12Nashville SCNashville102531418-411
13Chicago Fire112451119-810
14Orlando City102351118-79
15New England RevolutionNew England10217718-117

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake11632189921
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd106221711620
3Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy115422117419
4Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver105321810818
5Colorado RapidsColorado115331815318
6Austin FCAustin114431413116
7Los Angeles FCLos Angeles114341919015
8Houston DynamoHouston10424910-114
9St Louis City102711514113
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas112541819-111
11Seattle SoundersSeattle112451313010
12Portland TimbersPortland112452023-310
13Dallas102261015-58
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes112181726-97


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