Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC Prediction: Trust Neither team.

Portland Timbers are still not able to find their feet this season and after failing to win their last 4 games, they take on Los Angeles in the next game. Los Angeles FC have also been far from consistent, but they managed to win their last match and hope to build on that against a struggling Portland Timbers in this fixture.

Portland Timbers' last 5 league games ended in 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses while Los Angeles FC had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the same amount of games.

According to the table, Los Angeles FC are 5th on the western conference table with 10 points, while Portland Timbers are 10th with 8 points.

Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers are poor through and through when their results are considered. It's a miracle they are not at the very bottom of the pile at the moment. The Timbers have failed to win their last 4 games, suffering 3 defeats and playing 1 draw. Next up for the Portland Timbers is Los Angeles and once again they find themselves in a tough position.

Portland Timbers played quite an interesting game against Sporting Kansas City in their last match. The game ended 3-3 at the end and the Timbers were hailed for picking up a point despite being 3 goals down in the first half. Evander scored Portland's first goal in the 64th minute and then followed Felipe Mora’s goal 2 minutes later. Finally Eric Miller drew them level in the 81st minute to end the game in a draw. The stats showed Portland Timbers had 50% possession, 8 shots on target and 1 corner kick. They also created 3 big chances and missed 1. 

Portland Timbers played their best ever game this season in their last match. There's still a big question whether they would be able to maintain the same energy in the upcoming game.

Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC are far from the team every one expects them to be. They have had a very slow start to the campaign but they hope they are finally getting back to their best after the win last week. Los Angeles defeated rivals LA Galaxy in a very tight contest and now they turn their attention to Portland Timbers.

Los Angeles were the hosts in the game against LA Galaxy and they ended up winning the game 2-1 at full time. Timothy Tilman scored Los Angeles' first goal in the 4th minute but they conceded in the 29th minute. And finally in the 35th minute Denis Bouanga converted a penalty to put Los Angeles back in the lead. The second half stayed scoreless and Los Angeles won the game at the end. According to the stats, Los Angeles FC had 33% possession, 9 shots on target and 6 corner kicks. They also created 4 big chances and missed 2.

As much as the fans would want to believe Los Angeles have turned a corner, it's still too early to say. They seemed to be fine in the last game but consistency had been a major issue for the team. 

Head to Head

The h2h records 18 meetings between Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers. In those 18 games, Los Angeles won 7, Portland Timbers won 6 and 5 games ended in a draw.

Analysis and Predictions

This is the sort of game where neither team can be trusted to deliver 100%. Despite the poor form of Portland Timbers, they wouldn't be an easy opponent for Los Angeles FC. 

Analysis shows Los Angeles are without a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings. Both teams scored in 8 of the last 10 meetings and there were more than 10.5 corners in 4 of the last 5 meetings.

• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.72 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.715 Odds
• More than 2.5 Goals at 1.70 Odds