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Portland Timbers
Major League Soccer | Gameweek 8
May 22, 2021 at 8.30pm UK
Jeld-Wen Field
LA Galaxy

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 TimbersDrawLos Angeles Galaxy
52.5%22.81%24.68%
Both teams to score 58.68%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.5%41.49%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.1%63.89%
Portland Timbers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.14%15.85%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
54.94%45.05%
Los Angeles Galaxy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.74%30.26%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.57%66.43%
Score Analysis
    Portland Timbers 52.5%
    Los Angeles Galaxy 24.68%
    Draw 22.81%
Portland TimbersDrawLos 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%
21
Head to Head
Oct 29, 2020 2am
Oct 8, 2020 3.30am
Gameweek 16
LA Galaxy
3-6
Portland
Kljestan (41'), Zubak (50'), Pavon (85')
Chara (72'), Paredes (86')
Sep 3, 2020 3.30am
Gameweek 9
Portland
2-3
LA Galaxy
Bonilla (12'), Zambrano (48')
Araujo (63')
Aug 3, 2020 3am
Jul 14, 2020 3.30am
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1FC CincinnatiCincinnati149321710730
2Inter MiamiInter Miami1585235201529
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls146532420423
4New York City FCNY City147251715223
5Toronto147161919022
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC146351413121
7Columbus Crew124621612418
8DC United144642023-318
9Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia134542321217
10Nashville SCNashville133641720-315
11Atlanta UnitedAtlanta133461716113
12Orlando City123451420-613
13CF MontrealMontreal133371629-1312
14Chicago Fire132471223-1110
15New England RevolutionNew England12219923-147

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake1374222111125
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy145722521422
3Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd116321913621
4Los Angeles FCLos Angeles136342419521
5Colorado RapidsColorado136342118321
6Austin FCAustin135441615119
7Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver125341814418
8Houston DynamoHouston125251112-117
9St Louis City133731818016
10Seattle SoundersSeattle133461516-113
11Portland TimbersPortland133462527-213
12Sporting Kansas CityKansas122551921-211
13Dallas113261216-411
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes133192232-1010


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