Giovanni Savarese’s Portland Timbers and Greg Vanney’s LA Galaxy go head-to-head at Providence Park in MLS this weekend. Both teams have made disappointing starts to their 2023 seasons.
Portland is looking to end a run of three straight defeats, while Galaxy is searching for their first victory of the new campaign. We hunt down the latest Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy odds in this in-depth betting preview.
Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy Odds
Portland Timbers is desperate to bounce back from three straight defeats. This will be another tough game for the Oregon outfit, though the hosts are the slight favorites at MLS odds of +120.
LA Galaxy is still looking for their first win on their 2023 MLS soccer schedule, and they are the second favorites in this one. Looking at the live Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy odds, the away team is priced at +180, while the draw is available at +250.
Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy Matchup Information
Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy
Location of the Game: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon.
Date and Time: Saturday, 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ET.
How to Watch: Fox Sports
Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy Betting Preview
Portland Timbers
Timbers narrowly missed out on the top seven in the Western Conference last year, finishing just a point behind seventh-place Real Salt Lake. Claiming a playoff berth is the priority this term.
Portland has made a poor start to their campaign, however. They beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in game one courtesy of a Juan Mosquera goal, but Savarese’s side went on to lose the next three.
They narrowly lost 3-2 at Los Angeles and 2-1 at home to St. Louis City, but last weekend’s 5-1 reverse at Atlanta United was an embarrassing defeat for Portland. The Timbers were second-best throughout and were 4-0 down at one point.
Home form will be key for Portland this season, and the Oregon club will want to bounce back from the St Louis loss with three points in front of their home supporters this Saturday. The Portland Timbers team stats have been poor so far, but can they secure a vital victory at Providence Park here?
LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy was one of the title favorites before a ball was kicked, but the Los Angeles side has made a bad start to their 2023 season. After three games played, Galaxy is down in 12th position in the soccer MLS standings in the Western section with just two points to their name.
LA Galaxy crashed to a disappointing 3-1 loss at Dallas on the opening weekend of the season. They responded with a goalless draw at Kansas City before drawing 1-1 with Vancouver Whitecaps at Dignity Health Sports Park last weekend. Kelvin Leerdam’s goal on the stroke of halftime rescued a point for Vanney.
Like Portland, LA Galaxy’s goal this season will be a top-seven finish in the West. However, a whole host of MLS teams have the same ambitions. Last term, Galaxy finished in fourth place and made the playoffs.
After collecting just two points from a possible nine and failing to win so far, LA Galaxy will be desperate for all three points this weekend. Below you will find the best Portland Timbers vs LA Galaxy odds, our LA Galaxy picks and Portland predictions.
Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy Betting Picks
Both MLS teams are targeting all three points after slow starts. Portland is at home and will be looking to make home advantage count, but we fancy LA Galaxy to draw for the third successive weekend.
This is one of the more intriguing MLS matchups of the weekend, and our money is going on the draw and both teams to score at the solid price of +350. Also, there is good value in +500 for the teams to be drawing at half-time and full-time in Oregon.
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