This Sunday, Los Angeles FC hosts the Portland Timbers at Bancof California Stadium, in a game valid for Major League Soccer. This will be a confrontation of two teams that are in the same conference and are doing positive campaigns, so we believe that it will be a balanced duel, but the owners of the house come a little better and have some favoritism. In the last match between them there was a victory of the Timbers by the score of 2×1.
Los Angeles FC:
The rounds are passing and Los Angeles FC is already with its good consolidated campaign, as it continues to fight for the first places and does not expect that situation to change. If all this is happening it is because the Californians are doing a good job, with seriousness and focus on the results, so if they continue like this they can go much further in the current edition of Major League Soccer. By playing before his fans, it is clear that he does not want to lose points.
As it has already been said, the duel is at home and within its stadium the Californians have more strength, therefore, they will make life difficult for their rival, as they will enter the field looking for a favorable marker. It is clear that the opponent of Los Angeles FC is competitive, but at this moment he will not want to lose points, so he hopes to enter the field very determined to win a good victory. For this match, coach Bob Bradley will not be able to count on Eduard Atuesta, Omar Gabe, Quillan Roberts and Luis López, who are in the medical department.
Portland Timbers:
What the Portland Timbers has been showing throughout its last games is that it knows how to show evolution, since it no longer loses thirteen games (including the US Open Cup) and wants to continue improving even more. He currently aims to consolidate in the area of the playoffs of his conference, because this is the first step to fight for bigger things, therefore, must have determination and a lot of attitude to achieve what you really want. At this moment he knows the importance of scoring, despite playing away from his domains.
When faced with one of the best teams in Major League Soccer and at home, it is clear that the difficulty will be great, so to win is even more complicated and you need to take all precautions to avoid making mistakes. In such cases, the draw is something positive and the Portland Timbers knows it, so much that they will try their best to at least take home a point. For this game coach Giovanni Savarese has in doubt Roy Miller and Cristhian Paredes.
PREDICTION: Los Angeles FC to win @ 1.70
