Match Report
6 points and 4 places separated them: Portland Timbers 13th with 14, LA Galaxy 9th with 20. Portland Timbers had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 13th in the table.
Portland Timbers arrived off three straight defeats.
12 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Portland Timbers 5, draws 3, LA Galaxy 4, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Goal scorers
Portland Timbers: Kristoffer Velde (13') · LA Galaxy: João Klauss (30')
Key stats
Possession: Portland Timbers 34% · LA Galaxy 66% · Total shots: 8-22 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 2-9