LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st July 2024
LA Galaxy enter their upcoming game against Portland Timbers as favourites, although both teams have shown decent form recently. We could be in for a tight match at Dignity Health Sports Park with little to separate them at the moment. Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-3 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Sunday.
While LA Galaxy find themselves as number 1 table with 46 points after 25 matches, Portland Timbers fought their way to 36 points. This puts them up as number 7 in the Western conference.
There's been nothing to separate LA Galaxy from Portland Timbers in their last three matches, which all ended without a winner. This is hardly coincidental, and the question is whether either will be able to break the deadlock at Dignity Health Sports Park.
LA Galaxy are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Major League Soccer, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored two goals on average per match, or 20 goals in total, while allowing 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.
Portland Timbers scored 22 goals, conceded ten and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.
LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers Prediction
LA Galaxy Form
LA Galaxy added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Minnesota United by 2-1. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 2-0 defeat against FC Dallas, followed up by a 3-2 win against Colorado Rapids. LA Galaxy showed little mercy in their past six matches at Dignity Health Sports Park, of which they won five, drew none and lost once. They hit the target 15 times, while letting in eight themselves.
Portland Timbers Form
In their last three matches, Portland Timbers lost against FC Dallas by 3-2, beat Nashville SC by 4-1 winning 3-0 against Real Salt Lake. In their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer, Portland Timbers won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying eight goals conceded and seven scored.
LA Galaxy and Portland Timbers seem to have a strong read on the game plan of this particular opponent, as their last three encounters offered no winner. With that in mind, the draw once again makes an attractive bet.
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LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers Stats
- LA Galaxy have scored in 38 of the last 40 home matches in the Major League Soccer
- In 14 of the last 16 home matches LA Galaxy played, both teams scored
- In 14 of the last 16 home matches LA Galaxy played in the Major League Soccer, both teams scored
- LA Galaxy have scored in the last 16 home matches in a row
- LA Galaxy have not lost 19 of the last 21 home matches in the Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have scored in 18 of the last 20 matches
- Portland Timbers have scored in 18 of the last 20 matches in the Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have conceded in 17 of the last 19 away matches
- Portland Timbers have conceded in 15 of the last 17 away matches in the Major League Soccer
- Portland Timbers have not lost 9 of the last 10 matches
LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers Team News
LA Galaxy just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Portland Timbers at Dignity Health Sports Park. For their upcoming match in round 1, LA Galaxy are unable to call upon Gabriel Pec, who is suspended.
LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers H2H
The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-3 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Sunday? LA Galaxy have a 40% win rate against Portland Timbers, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 4-3-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers Results
Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between LA Galaxy and Portland Timbers. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 3/10 with the bookies on Sunday.
LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers Betting Tips
When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Gabriel Pec brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, LA Galaxy will start him against Portland Timbers, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Jonathan Rodriguez, who notched up five goals in his past six games.
In their last 10 matches at Dignity Health Sports Park across all tournaments LA Galaxy won eight times, drew one and lost one times. Portland Timbers claimed two wins, three draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are usually flowing for LA Galaxy on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened seven times for Portland Timbers in their last 10 league games away from home.
Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. LA Galaxy managed an average of 2.1 goals, with Portland Timbers averaging 2.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for LA Galaxy, who scored an average of two goals along the way. In the last ten games for Portland Timbers, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.2 times goals per game themselves.