Atlanta United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Atlanta United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Atlanta United FC 12 games · 10 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles Galaxy 13 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Assistant 1 Jeffrey Swartzel (USA)
- Assistant 2
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 12 27 2 Internacional CF Miami 13 25 3 New England Revolution 12 22 4 Chicago Fire FC 12 20 5 New York City FC 13 18 6 New York Red Bulls 13 18 7 D.C. United SC 13 16 8 FC Cincinnati 13 16 9 Charlotte FC 13 15 10 Toronto FC 12 14 11 Montreal Impact FC 12 13 12 Orlando City SC 13 13 13 Columbus Crew SC 13 12 14 Atlanta United FC 12 10 15 Philadelphia Union 13 6 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 12 29 17 San Jose Earthquakes 13 29 18 Seattle Sounders FC 11 24 19 Real Salt Lake 12 22 20 Los Angeles FC 13 21 21 Minnesota United FC 13 21 22 FC Dallas 13 19 23 Houston Dynamo 12 18 24 San Diego FC 13 16 25 Colorado Rapids SC 13 16 26 Los Angeles Galaxy 13 16 27 Portland Timbers 12 14 28 Austin FC 13 14 29 St. Louis City 12 12 30 Sporting Kansas City 12 8 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D 02 May Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L 25 Apr Toronto FC A 2–1 W 22 Apr New England Revolution H 1–2 L 18 Apr Nashville SC H 0–2 L 12 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 09 May Atlanta United FC A 0–0 D 03 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D 26 Apr Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W 23 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L 19 Apr FC Dallas A 2–2 D 11 Apr Austin FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Atlanta United FC Los Angeles Galaxy #14 Position #26 10 Points 16 12 Played 13 3 / 1 / 8 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 5 13 Scored 19 20 Conceded 21 -7 GD -2 0.83 PPG 1.23 25% Win % 31% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season15% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this seasonAtlanta United FC are 14th (10 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Atlanta United FC0-15–/216-30–/–31-451/–46-602/261-751/476+–/2■ Scored ■ ConcededLos Angeles Galaxy0-151/116-30–/–31-454/446-602/261-75–/276+4/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 25' Los Angeles Galaxy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Joseph Paintsil has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cooper Wyatt Sanchez made 281 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 40' Elias Baez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tristan Muyumba, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 50' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 55' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 70' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Justin Haak suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 281 games and scored 427 goals.
- 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 0% of all matches.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Atlanta United FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 6
- 9
- 59
- 1
- 5
- 8
- 88
- 55
- 3
- 11
- 48
Bench
- 30
- 19
- 4
- 18
- 35
- 20
- 42
- 47
- 28
Coach Gerardo MartinoLos Angeles Galaxy Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 12
- 28
- 14
- 6
- 15
- 11
- 5
- 25
- 19
- 8
- 26
Bench
- 4
- 18
- 27
- 2
- 1
- 16
- 24
- 22
- 76
Coach Greg Vanney -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josef Martinez 2 Miguel Almiron 1 Josef Martinez 1 Miguel Almiron 1 Giancarlo Gonzalez 1 David Romney 1 Kevin Cabral 1 Dejan Joveljic 1 Head to Head
Atlanta United FC Form
2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-02 Atlanta United FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2026-04-25 Toronto FC 1–2 Atlanta United FC W 2026-04-22 Atlanta United FC 1–2 New England Revolution L 2026-04-18 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2026-04-12 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC LLos Angeles Galaxy Form
2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-05-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-04-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-04-11 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W -
Prediction accuracy2 / 31.02 Atlanta United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.2 Los Angeles Galaxy xGI would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.22Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 65% 35% ± 2.5 38% 62% ± 3.5 19% 81% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Atlanta United FC or Draw 63%Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy 68%Atlanta United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 69%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.2%0 – 0 Actual0 – 1 11.8%1 – 0 9.8%1 – 2 7.7%0 – 2 7.6%2 – 1 6.5%2 – 0 5.4%2 – 2 4.1%1 – 3 3.2%0 – 3 3%3 – 1 2.3%Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC
Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 8% 89% -1.5 11% — 89% -1 11% 18% 71% -0.5 29% — 71% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 21% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet 31% ✗Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.