FT · USA: MLS · Thursday, 15 October 2026

LA Galaxy 2–0 Portland TimbersMatch recap & how our call landed · Thursday, 15 October 2026

LA Galaxy
2–0
LA Galaxy win
Portland Timbers

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was LA Galaxy or draw at 67%. Bawler had LA Galaxy at 43%, the draw at 24% and Portland Timbers at 33%. The match finished 2–0.

Pre-match probability vs result

LA Galaxy win
43%
Result
Draw
24%
Portland Timbers win
33%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
1.8 – 1.6
Total 3.4
Actual
2 – 0
Total 2 (−1.4 against our forecast)

The match produced 1.4 fewer goals than we forecast. That can be wasteful finishing, strong goalkeeping or chances we over-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 85%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 24%
Missed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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