Match details:

Major League Soccer, USA, 2020
LA Galaxy vs. Portland Timbers
Dignity Health Sports Park
Date. October 08th, 2020
Kick-off: 08:00 am IST

Preview:

LA Galaxy are going to host the round 15th game of the Major League Soccer against Portland Timbers at Dignity Health Sports Park. In the last encounter, LA Galaxy faced a 2-1 defeat against San Jose Earthquakes and currently are placed at the 23rd spot on the MLS points table. On the other hand, Portland Timbers succeeded to secure a 0-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps in the last encounter and are currently standing at the 6th position on the MLS points table. After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, there is no clear favourite side to secure a win in this encounter but goals from both ends of the pitch are expected.

Current form (W-D-L):

LA Galaxy: DLLLL
Portland Timbers: LDWWW

Head to Head record:

LA Galaxy: 6
Portland Timbers: 8
Draw: 2

Suspension, Unavailable & Injured:

LA Galaxy

Rolf Feltscher and Jonathan dos Santos

Portland Timbers

Dairon Asprilla, Sebastian Blanco, Chris Duvall (Doubtful), Bill Tuiloma (Doubtful), and Andy Polo

Probable playing XI: 

LA Galaxy (4-3-3): Bingham, Araujo, DePuy, Steres, Insua, Lletget, Corona, Kitchen, Alvarez, Chicharito, Pavon

Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1): Clark, Bonilla, Zuparic, Mabiala, Villafana, Chara, Williamson, Ebobisse, Valeri, Chara, Niezgoda

Top picks:

Sebastian Lletget: LA Galaxy’s attacking midfielder scored 5 goals this season and also provided his assistance in 2 goals in the Major League Soccer. He has an average of 1.8 shots per game on goal post with a success passing percentage of 84.8. He is a clear choice for a captaincy in Dream11 fantasy teams.

Cristian Pavon: Argentinian international and LA Galaxy’s winger scored 4 goals this season along with 1 assist in the Major League Soccer. He has an average of 3.8 shots per game on goal post with a success passing percentage of 73.8%. He is a differential pick for a captaincy in today’s encounter.

Diego Valeri: Portland Timber’s central midfielder scored 5 goals this season. Also, he has provided his assistance in 3 goals in Major League Soccer. He has an average of 1.5 shots per game on goal post with a success passing percentage of 74.9%. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Yimmi Chara: Colombian international and Portland Timbers’s midfielder scored 3 goals this season along with 1 assist in the Major League Soccer. He has an average of 1.3 shots per game on goal post with a success passing percentage of 89.1%. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Pavon, Lletget, Valeri, Chara, Corona, and Araujo

Grand League score prediction:

Home 1-0 Away
Home 0-1 Away
Home 1-1 Away
Home 2-0 Away
Home 0-2 Away
Home 0-0 Away

Score prediction for the Small League:

LA Galaxy (1-1) Portland Timbers

Dream11 team:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.