June 18th features a match where Portland Timbers will travel to Carson to battle LA Galaxy in a meeting of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. LA Galaxy sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Austin. Diego Fagúndez struck first for Austin in the 53rd minute, but Javier Hernández got the equalizer for LA Galaxy in the 61st minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 64th minute on a goal by Dejan Joveljić. With 17 points in their last 10 matches LA Galaxy should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 12th placed Portland Timbers is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Inter Miami. Leonardo Campana scored the first goal for Inter Miami in the 28th minute, then Robert Taylor added another in the 59th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Sunday Apr 3rd, Portland Timbers hosted LA Galaxy at the Providence Park in their last match together. LA Galaxy took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Javier Hernández scored the first goal for LA Galaxy in the 9th minute, then Tuiloma added another on an own goal in the 17th minute.
Portland Timbers’s top weapon lately has been Tuiloma, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Dejan Joveljić has been the most prolific scorer on LA Galaxy in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.