Major League Soccer

Mar 25, 2023 at 8.30pm UK

Providence Park

Portland
0 - 0
LA Galaxy

Fogaca (38'), Bonilla (55'), Bravo (66')

Puig (45+4'), Calegari (48'), Boyd (60'), Rodriguez (69'), Neal (82')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Portland Timbers and Los Angeles Galaxy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Last Game: Atlanta 5-1 Portland
Saturday, March 18 at 11.30pm in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Los Angeles Galaxy

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: LA Galaxy 1-1 Vancouver
Sunday, March 19 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Portland Timbers 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Portland Timbers were beaten in their last home encounter but have not suffered back to back defeats on home turf in almost two years, which certainly makes for good reading. We are backing the hosts to narrowly get the job done in what should be an open and end-to-end affair.

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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 Portland Timbers win with a probability of 44.78%. A win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 31.21% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-2 (7.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.

Result
Portland Timbers	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
44.78%	24.01%	31.21%

Both teams to score 59.71%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.55%

42.45%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.14%

64.85%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.83%

19.17%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

49.16%

50.83%

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.87%

26.12%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.81%

61.19%

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 44.78%

Los Angeles Galaxy 31.21%

Draw 24.01%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
2-1 @ 9.17% 1-0 @ 8.27% 2-0 @ 6.83% 3-1 @ 5.05% 3-0 @ 3.76% 3-2 @ 3.39% 4-1 @ 2.09% 4-0 @ 1.55% 4-2 @ 1.4% Other @ 3.26% Total : 44.78%	1-1 @ 11.1% 2-2 @ 6.16% 0-0 @ 5.01% 3-3 @ 1.52% Other @ 0.23% Total : 24.01%	1-2 @ 7.45% 0-1 @ 6.72% 0-2 @ 4.51% 1-3 @ 3.34% 2-3 @ 2.75% 0-3 @ 2.02% 1-4 @ 1.12% 2-4 @ 0.92% Other @ 2.37% Total : 31.21%