LA Galaxy: Jonathan Klinsmann, Dejan Joveljic, Efrain Álvarez, Daniel Aguirre, Kelvin Leerdam, Cameron Dunbar, Carlos Harvey, Séga Coulibaly and Eriq Zavaleta.
Portland Timbers: Nathan Fogaça, Marvin Loría, Eryk Williamson, Pablo Bonilla, Felipe Mora, Zac McGraw, David Bingham, Dairon Asprilla and David Ayala.
The referee designation for today's game is as follows:
Referee: Joe Dickerson
ast. Referee 1: Mike Rottersman
ast. Referee 2: Jeff Hosking
Fourth official: Elvis Osmanovic
VAR: Jorge González
ast. VAR: Corey Parker
The last time these two teams met was on April 3, 2022 and on that occasion the LA Galaxy won 3-1 away. That confrontation was full of fouls, yellow cards, corner kicks and many goals that we hope will be repeated today.
LA Galaxy and Portland Timbers have met several times, of the last 5 games the Portland Timbers have won 2 times, in the other 3 games the winner has been LA Galaxy.
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What time is the LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers match for MLS 2022?
This is the start time of the game LA Galaxy vs Portland Timbers of June 18th in several countries:
Argentina: 6:00 PM on Star+.
Bolivia: 5:00 PM on Star+.
Brazil: 6:00 PM on Star+.
Chile: 6:00 PM on Star+.
Colombia: 4:00 PM on Star+.
Ecuador: 4:00 PM on Star+.
United States (ET): 5:00 PM on ESPN3.
Spain: 11:00 PM on DAZN.
Mexico: 4:00 PM on ESPN3 and Star+.
Paraguay: 6:00 PM on Star+.
Peru: 5:00 PM on Star+.
Uruguay: 6:00 PM on Star+.
Jonathan Bond, Derrick Williams, Nick Depuy, Raheem Edwards, Julián Araujo, Víctor Vázquez, Marky Delgado, Rayan Raveloson, Javier Hernández, Samuel Grandsir and Kevin Cabral.
Midfielder Bill Tuiloma (#25) is a fundamental piece of the Timbers' offense by scoring a goal last game against Inter Miami CF and is the team's leading scorer in the tournament with 5 goals in 14 games played. Another key player for the team is the Argentine Sebastián Blanco (#10) who is the team's biggest assistant with 4 assists in 14 games played and is a fundamental piece to generate dangerous plays for Seattle. He also scored 2 goals so we could also see him scoring in Saturday's game. Lastly, Yimmi Chará (#23) plays in the midfield position, he is the team's second highest scorer, he has scored 3 goals during the tournament and has also had two assists. All three players are considered key to the Portland Timbers' offensive attack and will be of paramount importance if Portland is to win.
The Portland Timbers had not a great start to the season in the Major League Soccer, it is expected that they can improve as the tournament progresses. Until week 15 of the tournament they have a total of 15 points with 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. They are located in the twelfth position of the western conference and if they want to improve their place in the general table they will have to win the game. In their last game in the MLS they lost 2-1 against Inter Miami CF and in this way they got their third consecutive loss. They arrive as the least favorites to win this game, however they could surprise and win.
The next three players are considered key to the LA Galaxy's offensive attack and any one of them is likely to score in the game against the Portland Timbers. Mexican player Javier Hernández (#14) or better known as “El Chicharito” is the team's creative, his ability to control the ball and generate plays have been of great value to his team. He was the author of a goal in the last match, in 14 games played he has achieved 6 goals and an assist, this makes him the highest scorer and the fourth highest assistant of the team. Forward Samuel Grandsir (#11) is another game distributor on the floor that is very important, he is the team's biggest assistant, he has generated 3 assists in 7 games as a starter and 7 coming off the bench. Lastly, 22-year-old forward Dejan Joveljic (#99) who is the team's second-highest scorer with 3 goals in 11 games coming off the bench. They leave at his young age he has achieved a lot in the team, he is a very important substitute who wants to be able to start in the team and it is very likely that we will see him scoring in the game.
The Los Angeles team has a great tournament so far in the MLS, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses they have 23 points in the general table that puts them in fifth position in the Western Conference. They had an amazing start of the season, hopefully they can keep up the same work throughout the tournament and advance to the postseason. Their last game was on May 29, 2022 and resulted in a win, they won 4-1 against Austin FC at Dignity Health Sports Park for their second win in a row. They arrive as favorites to win this game and stay with the victory because of the incredible team they have and the good time they are going through.
Dignity Health Sports Park is located in the city of Carson, California and is known as the largest capacity soccer stadium in the United States. It will be the venue for this match, it has a capacity of 27,000 spectators, it was inaugurated on June 7, 2003 and it is the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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