15th October LA GALAXY - PORTLAND TIMBERS
- Thu 03:30
La Galaxy Vs Portland Timbers
- Last Game: La Galaxy - Portland Timbers: 2-4
- History of Games: 0-1-1
- Predicted Score: La Galaxy 2 - 1 Portland Timbers
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 18 | La Galaxy | 9 | 9 | 11 | 36 | LWWDLW |
| 19 | Portland Timbers | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 | DLLLDW |
18th (IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER )
- League : This is the 15th home game this season.
- Home Record : 5W - 5D - 4L
- Last Game : St. Louis City - La Galaxy: 6-2
- Next Game : 18 Oct La Galaxy - San Diego Fc
19th (IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER )
- League : This is the 15th away game this season.
- Away Record : 2W - 3D - 9L
- Last Game : Sporting Kansas City - Portland Timbers: 3-3
- Next Game : 18 Oct Portland Timbers - Colorado Rapids
KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES
O 2.50 OOUOOOLa Galaxy 03:30 Portland Timbers OOOUOOO 3.50 UUUOOOLa Galaxy 03:30 Portland Timbers OOUUOOHT O 1.50 OUUOOOLa Galaxy 03:30 Portland Timbers OOUUOOGG YNYYYYLa Galaxy 03:30 Portland Timbers YYYNYYHT GG NNNYNYLa Galaxy 03:30 Portland Timbers YYNNNY
KEY STATS BASED ON ALL GAMES
Team | GAMES | Record | Next Game |
| O 2.50La Galaxy | 14 | 12 O - 2 U | 03:30 La Galaxy - Portland Timbers O2.5(1.40) |
| HT O 1.50La Galaxy | 14 | 10 O - 4 U | 03:30 La Galaxy - Portland Timbers O1.5(2.03) |
| GGLa Galaxy | 14 | 13 Y - 1 N | 03:30 La Galaxy - Portland Timbers GG(1.36) |
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) La Galaxy
Portland Timbers ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Marcinkowski
- Aude
- Haak
- Yoshida
- Tarczynski-Miller
- Ruiz
- Roberto
- Taylor
- Reus
- Paintsil
- Klauss
- Pantemis
- Fory
- Waterman
- Miller
- Hernández
- Chará
- Ortiz
- Velde
- Costa
- Lassiter
- Janssen
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
La GalaxyVsPortland Timbers
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Riqui Puig | - | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Finn Surman | 6.85 | Out - injured |
| Juan Mosquera | 6.72 | Out - injured |
| Brandon Bye | 6.72 | Out - injured |
| Zac McGraw | - | Out - injured |
| Hunter Sulte | - | Out - injured |
| Alex Bonetig | 6.43 | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Joao Klauss is set to spearhead the attack when Portland Timbers visit on Thursday.
Greg Vanney is likely to bring back Maya Yoshida and Marco Reus to the starting lineup.
Marti Cifuentes may decide to stick with the same starting XI that drew with Sporting Kansas City.
Trey Muse was back from the injury list at the weekend.
Portland Timbers, however, will still be without six players for this weekend's game.
Odds
La Galaxy Win: 2.01
DRAW: 4
Portland Timbers Win: 3.2
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
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Game Analysis
A narrow edge, nothing more. La Galaxy is the shortest price on a book of 2.01 / 4 / 3.2 (1 / X / 2), an implied 46.9%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 46.9% / 23.6% / 29.5% on an overround of 6.0%.
In the league table La Galaxy sit 18th on 36 points (9W 9D 11L) with Portland Timbers 19th on 33 points (9W 6D 13L).
La Galaxy read L-W-W-D-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 1D 2L) — patchy.
Portland Timbers read D-L-L-L-D-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 2D 3L) — more bad than good.
Head to head the record reads 0-1-1 — La Galaxy wins, draws, then Portland Timbers wins. Their last meeting finished La Galaxy - Portland Timbers: 2-4.
Our last-six model flags 5 qualifying strikes here. Reading La Galaxy first, then Portland Timbers, out of their last six: O 2.50 5 and 5, O 3.50 3 and 4, HT O 1.50 4 and 4, GG 5 and 5, HT GG 2 and 3.
La Galaxy team news: Joao Klauss is set to spearhead the attack when Portland Timbers visit on Thursday.
La Galaxy team news: Greg Vanney is likely to bring back Maya Yoshida and Marco Reus to the starting lineup.
Portland Timbers team news: Marti Cifuentes may decide to stick with the same starting XI that drew with Sporting Kansas City.
Portland Timbers team news: Trey Muse was back from the injury list at the weekend.
La Galaxy are without 1 — Riqui Puig (Out - injured).
Portland Timbers are without 6 — Finn Surman (Out - injured), Juan Mosquera (Out - injured), Brandon Bye (Out - injured), Zac McGraw (Out - injured), Hunter Sulte (Out - injured), Alex Bonetig (Out - injured).
Early lineups are in: La Galaxy set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
La Galaxy lean hardest on Robert Taylor (6.4), Pablo Ruiz (6.4), JT Marcinkowski (6.4) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Portland Timbers lean hardest on Vincent Janssen (7.5), Diego Chará (7.5), Ariel Lassiter (7.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Finn Surman is out for Portland Timbers — index 7.5, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.
The projected score for this one is La Galaxy 2 - 1 Portland Timbers, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: La Galaxy at 2.01 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 14th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.