Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy Prediction, 3/25/2023 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 3/21/2023

Game: Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: Apple TV - MLS Season Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Portland (+136) LA (+198)

Providence Park is where the Galaxy (0-2-1) will play the Portland Timbers (1-0-3) on Saturday. The Galaxy are priced at +198 and the Timbers are at +136. The total has been set at 3. The expected starting goaltenders will be Aljaz Ivacic for Portland and Jonathan Bond for LA.

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The Timbers are ranked 25th when it comes to expected goals with 3.7, and their expected goals against are 6.8. Portland has given up 10 goals while allowing 2.50 goals per 90 min, and opponents have accounted for 22 SoT on them. The team's differential on goals is at -5 by way of 5 goals earned as well as 10 goals allowed. They have earned 1 clean sheet, giving them a percentage of 25.0% this season. The Portland Timbers have recorded 12 saves and also have a save rate of 59.1 this year. Portland is sitting with 12 yellow card warnings this year. On the season, the squad averages 0.75 pts per fixture (3 pts) and also are ranked 6th in MLS with 5 assists.

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So far this year, LA has a save percentage of 76.5 (17 SoTA), and have a ranking of 26th in soccer with 2 points. The Galaxy are averaging 0.67 points per match while amassing 1 assist. The LA Galaxy have earned 2 goals and their goals expected this season sits at 3.8. LA has compliled a clean sheet rate of 33.3% so far this season and 4 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 minutes is at 1.33 in addition to 13 saves, and they have tallied 1 clean sheet. LA has a ranking of 21st in relation to goals surrendered having 4, and their goal difference is -2.

The man who will protect the net for Portland will be Aljaz Ivacic. Ivacic (17-15-19 mark in his professional soccer career) has 7 clean sheets, which gives him a 13.7% clean sheet percentage. The keeper from Slovenia has seen 273 shots sent in his direction in 51 starting assignments. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.86 (96 total goals given up) and he holds a save % of .659. Ivacic has played for 4,641 minutes and has 180 saves in his career.

Jonathan Bond will look after the goal for LA. He has given up 0.89 goals per 90 mins and he has earned a mark of 23-20-10. Bond has recorded 23 shutouts while defending 208 shots attempted against him in 4,752 career minutes. So far in his pro soccer career, Bond has surrendered 47 goals and has earned 164 stops in 53 starts. He is the owner of a save percentage of .788 and his shutout rate is 43.4%.

Santiago Moreno is a footballer who has a chance to score for Portland. Moreno has been a starter in 58 games so far in his career and tallies 0.23 G/90. The forward who is from Colombia has 13 goals in 5,149 professional minutes played. He has totaled 14 assists while earning 7 yellow card warnings in his career.

LA stars Marco Delgado, who is known to give defenses fits. He has totaled 36 yellow card warnings thus far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times. The midfielder born in the United States has been on the field for 19,361 mins and has scored 19 goals. He averages 0.09 goals per 90 mins and has started 220 games thus far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LA (+198)

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