Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 35

Sep 30, 2021 at 3.30am UK

Banc of California Stadium

Los Angeles
1 - 2
Portland

Musovski (55')
Palacios (29'), Arango (90+9')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Chara (45'), Asprilla (59')
Paredes (25'), Asprilla (45+2'), Valeri (76')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Major League Soccer clash between Los Angeles FC and Portland Timbers, 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 Los Angeles FC win with a probability of 64.1%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Portland Timbers had a probability of 16.11%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles FC win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.91%) and 1-0 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.25%), while for a Portland Timbers win it was 1-2 (4.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.

Result
Los Angeles FC	Draw	Portland Timbers
64.1%	19.78%	16.11%

Both teams to score 54.91%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.21%

39.79%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

37.86%

62.14%

Los Angeles FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.26%

11.74%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

63.1%

36.9%

Portland Timbers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.22%

37.78%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.45%

74.55%

Score Analysis

Los Angeles FC 64.09%

Portland Timbers 16.11%

Draw 19.78%

Los Angeles FC	Draw	Portland Timbers
2-0 @ 10.17% 2-1 @ 9.91% 1-0 @ 9.5% 3-0 @ 7.27% 3-1 @ 7.07% 4-0 @ 3.89% 4-1 @ 3.79% 3-2 @ 3.44% 4-2 @ 1.84% 5-0 @ 1.67% 5-1 @ 1.62% Other @ 3.92% Total : 64.09%	1-1 @ 9.25% 2-2 @ 4.82% 0-0 @ 4.44% 3-3 @ 1.12% Other @ 0.16% Total : 19.78%	1-2 @ 4.5% 0-1 @ 4.32% 0-2 @ 2.1% 2-3 @ 1.57% 1-3 @ 1.46% Other @ 2.16% Total : 16.11%