PORTLAND TIMBERS vs. LA GALAXY
PROVIDENCE PARK • Portland, Oregon
July 23, 2016 • Week 20 • MLS Game #200
3:30 pm ET (ESPN, MLS LIVE)
A mouthwatering prospect is ahead in a meeting of Western Conference high-fliers as the Portland Timbers play host to the LA Galaxy on Saturday afternoon at Providence Park before an ESPN audience. The Timbers sit right on the red line, their undefeated streak now at nine games following their 3-1 win against arch-rivals Seattle Sounders FC last Sunday at home. The Galaxy have won three league games in a row, all by shutout, following their 1-0 win against the Houston Dynamo last Friday evening at StubHub Center.
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- Diego Valeri scored a pair of goals as the Timbers extended their undefeated streak to nine games with a 3-1 win against arch-rivals Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday afternoon at Providence Park. Valeri is now tied for fourth in the MLS Golden Boot standings, one goal behind teammate Fanendo Adi, who scored his 10th goal of the season in the contest.
- The Galaxy won their third consecutive game – all by shutout – and extended their undefeated run to five games in league play in a 1-0 win against the Houston Dynamo on Friday evening at StubHub Center. Steven Gerrard scored the game’s lone goal; he has a goal and three assists over the last four games.
- The teams are meeting for the second time this season. Fanendo Adi gave the Timbers the lead early in the second half, but an own goal pulled the Galaxy level late as the teams reached a 1-1 draw April 10 at StubHub Center.
- The Galaxy haven’t won on their last four trips to Portland, with the last two ending in draws. The only Galaxy victory all-time in Portland came July 14, 2012 – a 5-3 victory.
- The Timbers have won once all-time in Carson, a 5-2 win last Oct. 18 in the final meeting between the teams, that win also snapping a five-game winless streak vs. the Galaxy. The Galaxy have won five of nine meetings there, with two draws.
REFEREE: Alan Kelly. AR1 (bench): Ian Anderson; AR2 (opposite): Kyle Atkins; 4th: Tyler Ploeger
MLS Career: 47 games; FC/gm: 26.5; Y/gm: 2.9; R: 38; pens: 57
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: POR: Alvas Powell
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: LA: A.J. DeLaGarza, Daniel Steres
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (15 meetings): Timbers 4 wins, 22 goals -- Galaxy 6 wins, 29 goals -- Ties 5
AT PORTLAND (6 meetings): Timbers 3 wins, 12 goals -- Galaxy 1 win, 9 goals -- Ties 2
- Coaches record: Caleb Porter vs. LA: P10 W3 L2 T5 -- Bruce Arena vs. POR: P15 W6 L4 T5
LAST MEETING (MLS):
4/10: LA 1, POR 1 (own goal 84 - Adi 52)
- The Timbers took the lead in the 52nd minute when Fanendo Adi latched onto a through ball from Diego Valeri, cut to his right in the penalty area and lashed a low drive into the bottom right corner.
- But the Galaxy found the equalizer six minutes from time when center back Nat Borchers dove to nod Sebastian Lletget's driven cross into his own goal.
- LA GALAXY (4-4-2): Brian Rowe - Robbie Rogers (Rafael Garcia 8), Daniel Steres, Jelle Van Damme, Ashley Cole - Mike Magee, Nigel de Jong, Baggio Husidic (Alan Gordon 82), Sebastian Lletget - Giovani dos Santos (Bradford Jamieson 64), Gyasi Zardes
- PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-2-3-1): Adam Larsen Kwarasey - Alvas Powell, Jermaine Taylor, Nat Borchers, Chris Klute - Jack Jewsbury, Diego Chara - Darlington Nagbe (Ned Grabavoy 76), Diego Valeri (Darren Mattocks 89), Lucas Melano - Fanendo Adi.
