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Match report
Los Angeles Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 2-0 at Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 2-0 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Major League Soccer's Matchday 29 fixture. The result lifted the home side from 18th to 14th in the table, on 39 points, while Portland stayed 19th on 33 points.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came in the 17th minute, when Robert Taylor picked out Marco Reus and the forward finished to make it 1-0. Los Angeles held that lead through to the interval and defended it for most of the second half, with Portland creating little that troubled them in front of goal.
The game was settled in the 80th minute. Reus turned provider this time, setting up Justin Haak to make it 2-0. Portland, under Martí Cifuentes, were left without a win in six games, a run that now stretches across their latest outings.
Los Angeles, managed by Greg Vanney, next host San Diego in Major League Soccer, while Portland welcome Colorado Rapids to their own ground in the same competition.
Marco Reus scored the opener and set up Haak's second, earning the top rating in the match at 8.37.
Portland had more of the ball, with 54 per cent possession to Los Angeles's 46, but the hosts were the more direct side on the night.
Los Angeles Galaxy beat Portland Timbers 2–0 (half-time 1–0).
Los Angeles Galaxy met Portland Timbers in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 29). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 02:30 UTC at Dignity Health Sports Park. Referee: Chris Penso.
Team pages: Los Angeles Galaxy · Portland Timbers · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 17' Goal: Marco Reus (assist: Robert Taylor) — 1–0
- 80' Goal: Justin Haak (assist: Marco Reus) — 2–0
Starting line-ups
Los Angeles Galaxy (4-3-3)
Portland Timbers (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Los Angeles Galaxy 52%, the draw 22%, Portland Timbers 26%. It finished Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Portland Timbers.
Strong home advantage in Major League Soccer gives Galaxy the edge — Our strength rating has almost nothing between the sides, so Galaxy lead mainly because home advantage runs strong in Major League Soccer, helped by Portland scoring above their chances lately, a hot streak that tends to cool. The draw drops from a usual 27% to 22%, lowered by that finishing streak and both teams' high-scoring recent games.
Why Los Angeles Galaxy in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1452 to 1454. Sides this close won 42.6% of 14,815 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 30.3%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,222 games vs 44.6% across all 101,177 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Portland Timbers scored +0.45 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.3% of 1,461 games, vs 27.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 52%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 22% and Portland Timbers at 26%.
Why is the draw only 22%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,905. The cool-off factor takes 2.5 points off the draw. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Hirving Lozano, an important player, and Kyogo Furuhashi, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Out: Finn Surman, a star player, and Brandon Bye, an important player.
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About this match
On this page: the Los Angeles Galaxy vs Portland Timbers final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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