Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 9/9/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/5/2023

Game: Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: fuboTV

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+185) Los Angeles (+132)

The LA Football Club (11-7-8) are traveling to Providence Park on Saturday where they will try to beat the Timbers (7-9-11). The Timbers open at +185 while LAFC is at +132. The over/under comes in at 2.5. The expected starting goalkeepers are Aljaz Ivacic for Portland and John McCarthy for Los Angeles.

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The Portland Timbers have accounted for 85 SVs and they have earned a save rate of 67.5 so far this year. The team's difference in goals is at -12 by way of 32 goals finished and also 44 goals given up. This season, this team has an average of 1.11 pts per match (30 pts) and have a rank of 10th in the league with 27 assists. The Timbers are 26th when talking about expected goals having 27.5, and their expected goals against are at 36.5. Portland has earned 69 yellow card warnings on the season. Portland has surrendered 44 goals while allowing 1.63 G/90, and opponents have compiled 126 SoT on them. They have accounted for 7 clean sheets, which gives them a % of 25.9% the year.

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On the year, LAFC has a save % of 73.0 (100 SoTA), and also are ranked 9th in the league with 40 points. The LA Football Club hold an average of 1.54 pts per fixture while compiling 25 assists and 1 red card. Los Angeles FC has earned 40 goals and the team's xG this season is currently at 42.7. LAFC has a CS% of 34.6% the season as well as 52 yellow card warnings. Their goals against per 90 is 1.15 in addition to 70 saves, and they have earned 9 clean sheets. Los Angeles is 6th in the category of goals relinquished having 30, and their goal differential is sitting at 10.

The guy defending the goal for Portland will be Aljaz Ivacic. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.83 (120 goals allowed) and his save % is .671. Ivacic (20-20-25 mark in his professional soccer career) has totaled 9 shutouts, which leaves him with a 13.8% clean sheet percentage. Ivacic has defended the goal for 5,901 mins and has 232 saves during his soccer career. The keeper hailing from Slovenia has had 346 shots tried at him in 65 career starting assignments.

John McCarthy will reside in front of the goal for Los Angeles. McCarthy has totaled 25 clean sheets while he has seen 553 shots attempted against him in 10,630 career minutes. He holds a save percentage of .664 and his shutout rate sits at 21.2%. He has given up 1.57 goals per 90 while holding a mark of 43-21-54. In his career, McCarthy has conceded 186 goals and has accumulated 367 stops in 118 starting assignments.

Santiago Moreno is a member of the squad you are going to want to keep your eye on for Portland. The forward from Colombia has earned 14 goals in 6,626 professional minutes played. Moreno has been in the starting lineup in 77 contests during his pro soccer career and tallies 0.19 goals per 90 minutes. He has totaled 19 assists while earning 9 yellow card warnings in his career.

Los Angeles has a player in Carlos Vela, who should keep defenses up at night. He currently averages 0.45 G/90 and has been a starter in 360 games in his pro soccer career. The forward hailing from Mexico has accumulated 32,157 professional minutes while he has scored 160 goals. He has collected 52 yellow card cautions so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 83 times.

Who will win tonight's MLS game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland (+185)

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