On the other hand, Portland Timbers are placed 12th in the standings, having managed 15 points from 15 games.
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Los Angeles Galaxy will be keen to maintain their impressive goalscoring form against a struggling Portland Timbers in the Western Conference of the Major League Soccer. Saturday’s clash will be a home game for Galaxy, which will be played at Dignity Health Sports Park. LA have found its goalscoring touch after finding the back of the net seven times in the past two encounters combined. Portland’s recent struggles make Galaxy the firm favourite for the Saturday match.
Occupying the fifth position in the table, Los Angeles Galaxy are currently placed in the qualification for the playoffs first round. They have 23 points from 14 games and boost a record of seven wins, two draws and five defeats. After going through an inconsistent patch, they have found their feet in the last two games, scoring seven goals while conceding only two. In particular, their 4-1 win over Austin FC in the last match will be a welcome boost for them.
On the other hand, Portland Timbers are placed 12th in the standings, having managed 15 points from 15 games. They have won three, drawn six and lost six so far this season. Portland are on the back of a three-game losing streak. The last match they won was in mid-May when they trounced Sporting KC 7-2. They have to improve their form considerably to get anything against Los Angeles Galaxy in the upcoming clash.
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A considerable amount of players from both sides will be missing the Saturday clash, hence a few changes can be seen in both starting line-ups. Adam Saldana, Jorge Villafana and Sacha Kljestan are out of the upcoming clash for Galaxy. Meanwhile, Sega Coulibaly, Douglas Costa and Eriq Zavaleta will also not be in contention due to their respective injury concerns.
On the other hand, Portland also have quite a few injuries to deal with. Felipe Mora’s participation is in doubt following knee surgery. Besides, Eryk Williamson, David Bingham, Diego Gutierrez, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Blake Bodily, Claudio Bravo and George Fochive are also unavailable for the match with injuries. We have to wait and watch as to who will replace them in the playing eleven.
Los Angeles Galaxy possible line-up: Bond, Araujo, Williams, DePuy, Edwards, Raveloson, Delgado, Alvarez, Cabral, Grandsir, Chicharito
Portland Timbers possible line-up: Ivacic, Rasmussen, Mabiala, Zuparic, Van Rankin, Y. Chara, Paredes, Fochive, Asprilla, Ikoba, Fogaca
The Major League Soccer encounter between Los Angeles Galaxy and Portland Timbers will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park and it will kickoff at 2:30 am IST on June 19, Sunday.
The Major League Soccer matches are televised on different networks in various countries. In the United States, these matches are shown on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, Fox, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, UniMás, TUDN. In the Indian subcontinent, the matches are televised on Eurosport.
