Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers

2 - 0

🕒 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:30 Europe/London 📍 Dignity Health Sports Park 🧑‍⚖️ Christopher Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Los Angeles Galaxy 15 · Portland Timbers 24

Referee Stats

Christopher Penso

1 matches · 6.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Los Angeles Galaxy had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Los Angeles Galaxy (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-4

Goals For / Against

22 / 20

Avg: 1.38 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Portland Timbers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-3-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 31

Avg: 1.33 / 2.07

Points

Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50

PPG

0.60

1.38

1.33

1.25

2.07

56%

O2.5

60%

69%

BTTS

67%

56%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Los Angeles Galaxy rank15th

Portland Timbers rank24th

Los Angeles Galaxy points40

Portland Timbers points34

Los Angeles Galaxy: #15 · 40 pts · GD -9

15 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Portland Timbers: #24 · 34 pts · GD -5

21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

6-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Los Angeles Galaxy last 5 home

D W W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-6

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Portland Timbers last 5 away

L D L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index11

Goals6-11

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Los Angeles Galaxy trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 19% · 1H BTTS 19%

Portland Timbers trend breakdown

Over 2.560%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home88%

Los Angeles Galaxy clean sheet at home25%

Portland Timbers score away67%

Portland Timbers clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Los Angeles Galaxy score first56%

Los Angeles Galaxy win after scoring first56%

Portland Timbers score first33%

Portland Timbers win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Los Angeles Galaxy 33% · Portland Timbers 10%

Avg first goal minute: Los Angeles Galaxy 27.1' · Portland Timbers 20.8'

Vs league average

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home1.38 vs 1.84

Los Angeles Galaxy concede at home1.25 vs 1.41

Portland Timbers score away1.33 vs 1.41

Portland Timbers concede away2.07 vs 1.84

Los Angeles Galaxy score 25% below league average, while Portland Timbers score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Los Angeles Galaxy are 11% below league average at home, and Portland Timbers are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 4.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Los Angeles Galaxy goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 5

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Portland Timbers goal timing (away)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 7

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

473

546

Passes Accurate

408

498

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Reus

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Taylor

29'

29' P. Ruiz

31'

31' Sergi Roberto

38'

38' J. Fory

47'

47' J. Haak

62'

62' K. Velde

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ J. Fory

1st substitution · For: Ian Smith

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Paintsil

1st substitution · For: Harbor Miller

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Taylor

2nd substitution · For: E. Thommy

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Sergi Roberto

3rd substitution · For: L. Sanabria

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ V. Janssen

2nd substitution · For: A. Aravena

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Caicedo

3rd substitution · For: Eric Izoita

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Haak

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Reus

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Lassiter

4th substitution · For: O. Fernandez

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Ortiz

5th substitution · For: D. Chará

82'

82' David Pereira da Costa

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Reus

4th substitution · For: E. Wynder

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ C. Garcés

5th substitution · For: M. Yoshida

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Los Angeles Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 2-0 on Thursday, 15 October 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Christopher Penso. It was played at Dignity Health Sports Park.

First half: Los Angeles Galaxy took the lead at 17' when M. Reus scored, with the assist credited to R. Taylor, making the score 1-0. P. Ruiz received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 29'. Sergi Roberto received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 31'. J. Fory received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 38'.

Second half: J. Haak received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 47'. K. Velde received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 62'. Portland Timbers made their 1st substitution at 63', with J. Fory replacing Ian Smith. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 1st substitution at 72', with J. Paintsil replacing Harbor Miller. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 2nd substitution at 72', with R. Taylor replacing E. Thommy. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Sergi Roberto replacing L. Sanabria. Portland Timbers made their 2nd substitution at 74', with V. Janssen replacing A. Aravena. Portland Timbers made their 3rd substitution at 74', with J. Caicedo replacing Eric Izoita. Los Angeles Galaxy extended the lead at 80' when J. Haak scored, with the assist credited to M. Reus, making the score 2-0. Portland Timbers made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Lassiter replacing O. Fernandez. Portland Timbers made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Ortiz replacing D. Chará. David Pereira da Costa received a yellow card for Portland Timbers at 82'. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 4th substitution at 82', with M. Reus replacing E. Wynder. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 5th substitution at 86', with C. Garcés replacing M. Yoshida.

Los Angeles Galaxy used 5 substitutions while Portland Timbers used 5 substitutions. Los Angeles Galaxy got 3 yellow cards, while Portland Timbers got 3 yellow cards.