Portland Timbers (2-3-4, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (3-3-3, seventh in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE LAFC -200, Portland +473, Draw +346; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Denis Bouanga leads Los Angeles FC into a matchup with the Portland Timbers after a two-goal outing against the New York Red Bulls.
LAFC is 3-3-2 against conference opponents. LAFC ranks sixth in the MLS with 15 goals led by Bouanga with five.
The Timbers are 1-2-2 against Western Conference opponents. The Timbers rank third in the MLS with 18 goals led by Evander with four.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bouanga has scored five goals with two assists for LAFC. Mateusz Bogusz has three goals.
Evander has four goals and three assists for the Timbers. Felipe Mora has four goals.
SEASON SO FAR: LAFC: Averaging 1.7 goals, 6.4 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.6 goals per game.
Timbers: Averaging 2.0 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 3.1 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 2.0 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: David Emmanuel Martinez Morales (injured), Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured).
Timbers: Zac Mcgraw (injured), Marvin Loria (injured), Maxime Crepeau (injured), Dario Zuparic (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
