LA Galaxy look for first victory of the season, host the Portland Timbers

Portland Timbers (4-2-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. LA Galaxy (0-6-3, 16th in the Western Conference)

Carson, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Los Angeles +103, Portland +224, Draw +270; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The LA Galaxy look for their first victory of the season when they host the Portland Timbers.

The Galaxy are 0-5-3 in Western Conference games. The Galaxy have a 0-3 record in one-goal games.

The Timbers are 4-2-3 in conference games. The Timbers rank ninth in the Western Conference allowing 13 goals.

Sunday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The last meeting ended tied 1-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Ramirez has three goals for the Galaxy. Diego Fagundez has one goal.

Felipe Mora has four goals and two assists for the Timbers. Antony has four goals and two assists.

SEASON SO FAR: Galaxy: Averaging 0.7 goals, 2.8 shots on goal and 4.3 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.8 goals per game.

Timbers: Averaging 1.8 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.6 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Galaxy: Mauricio Cuevas (injured), Riqui Puig (injured), Marco Reus (injured), Maya Yoshida (injured).

Timbers: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.