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Los Angeles Galaxy v Portland Timbers : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Mon 28th Apr, 02:00 BST, Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson

Home advantage makes a difference in the Major League Soccer, and Greg Vanney’s Los Angeles Galaxy will have the joy of it on Monday morning. Phil Neville’s Portland Timbers are their opponents at the Dignity Health Sports Park. For each and every Major League Soccer fixture, KickOff explores the stats for all of the biggest markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither LA Galaxy or Portland are in the sort of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a track record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 75% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 52% chance of Portland coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
LA Galaxy
23%
23/20-
Draw
25%
9/4-
Portland
52%
5/2-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1-
Portland 1-0
11%
10/1-
Portland 2-1
10%
11/1-
Portland 2-0
9%
16/1-
LA Galaxy 1-0
7%
7/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1-
LA Galaxy 2-1
6%
8/1-
Portland 3-1
5%
25/1-
Portland 3-0
5%
40/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1-
LA Galaxy 2-0
4%
9/1-
Portland 3-2
3%
33/1-
Portland 4-1
2%
50/1-
Portland 4-0
2%
80/1-
LA Galaxy 3-1
2%
16/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
42%
4/6-
Away 1st Goal
54%
7/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
52%
3/4-
BTTS - No
48%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
11%
10/3-
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
23%
11/2-
Home/draw
48%
2/7-
Away/draw
77%
4/6-
Home/away
75%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/3-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1-
Home DNB
41%
1/2-
Away DNB
69%
6/4-
LA Galaxy win to nil
12%
11/4-
Portland win to nil
29%
5/1-
LA Galaxy / LA Galaxy
24%
5/2-
LA Galaxy / Portland
3%
28/1-
LA Galaxy / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / LA Galaxy
15%
9/2-
Draw / Portland
11%
13/2-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Portland / LA Galaxy
4%
22/1-
Portland / Portland
15%
9/2-
Portland / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win form
LA Galaxy
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
48
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
D
1
L
4
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Portland
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
LA Galaxy have not lost to Portland in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at LA Galaxy since 2018
LA Galaxy
Portland
Goals: Scored
21
18
Games: Scored
9 / 9
9 / 9
Clean sheets
0 / 9
0 / 9
LAG
5
D
2
POT
2
League games at Portland since 2018
Portland
LA Galaxy
Goals: Scored
21
12
Games: Scored
8 / 9
6 / 9
Clean sheets
3 / 9
1 / 9
LAG
2
D
3
POT
4
Goal Statistics

Portland Timbers's fans will be hoping for goals on Monday morning, not least because Los Angeles Galaxy have conceded in each of their last 9 Major League Soccer matches. A PG of 1.6 for Phil Neville's side suggests that run should continue.

LA Galaxy Portland
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that LA Galaxy will score no more than 1 goal
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Portland will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
LA Galaxy have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
+14
Portland have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
2.4
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2025/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/290898/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
LA Galaxy
PG (predicted goals)
Portland
1
1.6
Attack rating
LAG
POT
41%
better
view stats
Games scored5
6
Failed to score3
2
Scored first1
5
Goals scored6
13
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
21
Avg. XG for0.9
1
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
LAG
POT
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded8
5
Clean sheets0
3
Conceded first7
2
Goals conceded15
10
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
13%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.7
KickOff rating
+44%

LA Galaxy v Portland Major League Soccer lLine ups will show here when available.

LA Galaxy Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7323
E CerrilloC RamirezM BerryG Pec
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Aude DEF7
-
E Cerrillo MID7
2
-
D Fagúndez FWD7
2
-
M Berry FWD72
-
Zanka DEF61
1
-
M Yoshida DEF6
-
C Garcés DEF61
2
-
I Parente MID6
1
-
C Ramirez FWD63
-
G Pec FWD61
3
-
E Wynder MID5
1
-
T Lepley FWD5
1
-
J McCarthy GLK4
-
M Yamane DEF42
1
-
J Nelson DEF4
-
M Nascimento FWD4
-
N Mićović GLK3
-
M Reus MID3
-
L. Sanabria Magolé MID2
-
R. Ramos Jr. MID2
-
J Paintsil  FWD2
-
E Zavaleta DEF1
-
Portland Major League Soccer squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7425
F SurmanAntonyF Mora J Fory
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Surman DEF7
-
K Sierocki MID7
1
-
D Costa MID711
1
-
J Fory MID71
5
-
D Ayala MID7
1
-
K Genez FWD71
-
Antony FWD74
2
-
F Mora  FWD722
2
-
J Pantemis GLK6
-
K Miller DEF6
1
E Miller DEF6
-
J Ortiz MID6
1
-
A Lassiter FWD6
-
C Paredes MID5
1
-
S Moreno FWD52
-
Z McGraw DEF4
2
-
J Mosquera DEF3
-
C Bravo DEF2
-
M Crépeau  GLK1
-