Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLS Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 4/12/2024

Game: Portland Timbers vs Los Angeles FC

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Providence Park in Portland, OR

TV: MLS Season Pass

The Timbers (2-2-3) host Los Angeles FC (3-1-3) at Providence Park on Saturday. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be James Pantemis for Portland and Hugo Lloris for Los Angeles.

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Portland has allowed 14 goals while conceding 2.00 goals per 90 minutes, and the opposition have accumulated 37 SoT against them. They have yet to tally a clean sheet so far this year. Portland has recorded 12 yellow cards the year. The Timbers are 18th concerning goals expected having 8.8, and their expected goals against sit at 12.4. On the campaign, the squad is averaging 1.14 points per fixture (8 points) and are ranked 2nd in MLS with 11 assists. Their goal differential is 0 by means of 14 goals finished and 14 goals allowed. The Portland Timbers have accounted for 23 saves and they also have earned a save rate of 64.9 so far this season.

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the season, LAFC has a save % of 72.7 (33 SoT against), and also are ranked 13th in the league with 10 pts. The LA Football Club have put together an average of 1.43 pts per contest while accounting for 8 assists and 1 red card. Los Angeles FC has accounted for 11 goals and their expected goals the season is at 14.7. LAFC has a clean sheet rate of 28.6% on the year and also 21 yellow card warnings. Their goals against/90 min is 1.43 in addition to 23 saves, and they have recorded 2 clean sheets. Los Angeles ranks 15th in goals surrendered having 10, and the goal differential is at 1.

The man protecting the net for Portland is James Pantemis. Pantemis (18-10-17 mark during his soccer career) has recorded 9 shutouts, which has earned him a 2000.0% clean sheet rate. The goalkeeper born in Canada has had 174 shots sent his way in 45 career starts. His goals allowed per 90 mins is 1.53 (58 total goals surrendered) and he has a save percentage of 68.400. Pantemis has seen the pitch for 4,042 minutes and has earned 119 saves in his career.

Hugo Lloris will be residing in front of the net for Los Angeles. He has allowed 1.07 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 300-140-143. Lloris has tallied 205 shutouts and has seen 2,270 shots tried against him in 52,360 career mins. So far in his pro soccer career, Lloris has conceded 624 goals while tallying 1,652 stops in 586 starting assignments. He is the owner of a save % of 73.500 and his shutout rate is 3500.0%.

Santiago Moreno is a footballer to keep an eye out for Portland. The forward representing Colombia has earned 17 goals scored in 7,794 professional minutes played. Moreno has been given a starting assignment in 91 contests so far in his career and has 0.20 goals per 90 mins. He has accounted for 22 assists while accumulating 3 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career.

Los Angeles has an attacker in Denis Bouanga, who gives opposing coaches headaches. He averages 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has been given a starting assignment in 215 games thus far in his career. The forward hailing from Gabon has totaled 19,175 professional minutes and he has scored 84 goals. He has tallied 15 yellow cards so far in his pro soccer career and has helped on a goal 34 times.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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