Portland is coming into this match not playing in great form in their recent matches. They have lost 3 of their last 4 matches with no wins in that span, but they are coming off of a draw in their last match and their attack has been very potent recently. Their defense has been conceding but their attack can definitely keep them in their matches as they have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their 7 matches this season, scoring 5 goals in their last 2 matches alone. When playing at home, they have been much better as well as they are 1-1-1 there this season and coming off of a 3-1 loss in their last match there so there will be hungry for a better performance. They are going up against an LAFC side that has been in good form recently as they have won 2 of their last 3 matches, but both of those wins also came at home where they have been much better this season. They have only played 4 matches at home this season and they have 1 draw while all 3 of their wins came there as well, but they have been much worse in their away matches. When playing away from home, they have lost all 3 of their matches this season, allowing at least 2 goals in each of those while also going scoreless in 2 of those 3 matches. This LAFC team is not the same dominant team as they have been for years, they will still be a good team but they need to get a lot of their wins at home as they have been awful away. Portland has not been in great form recently but they have a very potent attack that will keep them in this match and they have also been losing a lot of their recent matches away from home, playing much better at home this season. Portland will win this match or at least draw, take Portland +0.5 here.
USA MLS: Portland Timbers +0.5, Rot. 209994