Los Angeles FC vs Portland Timbers Predictions

• LAFC have the best home record in the West with 26 points from 12 games.
• Portland have lost five of their 10 MLS road games.
• The Timbers have three defeats in their last five games.

Timbers unlikely to trouble in-form LAFC

LAFC and Portland are separated by just two points in the Western Conference but these sides look to be heading in opposite directions ahead of Friday’s meeting at BMO Stadium.

The hosts have picked up 10 points from their last four games, while the Timbers have three defeats in their last five.

LAFC have been strong at home all season with eight wins and just two losses in 12 league games at this venue. Portland have five defeats in their 10 trips and have just one point to show from their last five on the road.

A home win looks the most likely outcome and unsurprisingly LAFC are the clear favourites to take the points. The value play could be backing an LAFC win to nil, as they have conceded just nine goals across their 12 home games and have three clean sheets in their last four overall. Meanwhile, Portland have found goals hard to come by on the road and they have managed just one goal in total in their last five trips across all competitions.

A 2-0 home win is the correct score pick as LAFC are scoring on average just under two goals per-game at BMO Stadium. Denis Bouanga is the standout scorer pick as he is LAFC’s leading scorer with 13 goals – five of which have come in his side’s last four games.