Major League Soccer

Sep 10, 2023 at 3.30am UK

Providence Park

Portland
2 - 0
Los Angeles

Mabiala (28', 28'), Bravo (53', 53')
Paredes (82'), Paredes (82')

FT(HT: 2-0)

Acosta (57'), Acosta (57')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Portland Timbers

All competitions

Last Game: Seattle 2-2 Portland
Sunday, September 3 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Los Angeles FC

All competitions

Last Game: Los Angeles 1-3 Inter Miami
Monday, September 4 at 3am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 FC win with a probability of 41.29%. A win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 33.91% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.56%) and 0-2 (6.51%). The likeliest Portland Timbers win was 2-1 (7.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Portland Timbers would win this match.

Result
Portland Timbers	Draw	Los Angeles FC
33.91% ( 0.09)	24.8% ( 0.07)	41.29% ( -0.15)

Both teams to score 58.02% (

-0.2)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

54.87% (

-0.27)

45.13% (

0.28)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

32.53% (

-0.26)

67.47% (

0.27)

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.24% (

-0.08)

25.76% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.29% (

-0.11)

60.71% (

0.11)

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.15% (

-0.19)

21.85% (

0.19)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.92% (

-0.29)

55.08% (

0.29)

Score Analysis

Portland Timbers 33.91%

Los Angeles FC 41.29%

Draw 24.79%

Portland Timbers	Draw	Los Angeles FC
2-1 @ 7.87% ( 0.01) 1-0 @ 7.64% ( 0.07) 2-0 @ 5.18% ( 0.04) 3-1 @ 3.56% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.71% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 2.34% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.21% ( -0) 4-2 @ 0.92% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.5% Total : 33.91%	1-1 @ 11.61% ( 0.05) 2-2 @ 5.99% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 5.63% ( 0.07) 3-3 @ 1.37% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.19% Total : 24.79%	1-2 @ 8.83% ( -0.02) 0-1 @ 8.56% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 6.51% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.48% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 3.3% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 3.04% ( -0.03) 1-4 @ 1.7% ( -0.02) 0-4 @ 1.26% ( -0.01) 2-4 @ 1.15% ( -0.02) Other @ 2.46% Total : 41.29%