Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 8

May 22, 2021 at 8.30pm UK

Jeld-Wen Field

Portland
3 - 0
LA Galaxy

Mora (47', 60'), Valeri (69' pen.)

FT(HT: 0-0)

Williams (44')

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.

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 52.5%. A win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 24.68% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portland Timbers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.84%) and 2-0 (8.14%). The likeliest Los Angeles Galaxy win was 1-2 (6.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.56%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland Timbers	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
52.5%	22.81%	24.68%

Both teams to score 58.68%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.5%

41.49%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

36.1%

63.89%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.14%

15.85%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.94%

45.05%

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.74%

30.26%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.57%

66.43%

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 52.5%

Los Angeles Galaxy 24.68%

Draw 22.81%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
2-1 @ 9.73% 1-0 @ 8.84% 2-0 @ 8.14% 3-1 @ 5.97% 3-0 @ 5% 3-2 @ 3.57% 4-1 @ 2.75% 4-0 @ 2.3% 4-2 @ 1.64% 5-1 @ 1.01% Other @ 3.56% Total : 52.5%	1-1 @ 10.56% 2-2 @ 5.81% 0-0 @ 4.8% 3-3 @ 1.42% Other @ 0.21% Total : 22.81%	1-2 @ 6.31% 0-1 @ 5.73% 0-2 @ 3.43% 1-3 @ 2.52% 2-3 @ 2.32% 0-3 @ 1.37% Other @ 3.01% Total : 24.68%

How you voted: Portland vs LA Galaxy

Portland Timbers

47.6%

Draw

0.0%

Los Angeles Galaxy

52.4%