Atlanta United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Atlanta United FC

0 – 0

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sat 9 May 2026 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Atlanta United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta United FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 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 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Atlanta United FC 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2024-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2022-07-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-08-03 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC

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

Los Angeles Galaxy

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	#24
11	Points	20
14	Played	15
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
14	Scored	22
23	Conceded	22
-9	GD	+0
0.79	PPG	1.33
21%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/4

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Atlanta United FC kicks off things out of here…
5' 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.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
15' 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.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' Saba Lobzhanidze needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' It’s high time Gerardo Martino made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' 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.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Atlanta United FC 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.
50' Harbor Miller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacob Glesnes, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
60' 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.
65' It looks like no one’s ball. Atlanta United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aleksei Miranchuk made 355 appearances and scored 47 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 283 games and scored 428 goals.
90' 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.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

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 L

Los 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 3

0.92 Atlanta United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.19 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Atlanta United FC30% Draw32% Los Angeles Galaxy38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

70%

Atlanta United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

68%

Half-Time Result

Atlanta United FC19% Draw53% Los Angeles Galaxy28%

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 1

13.2%

1 – 0

9.8%

0 – 2

8.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 3

3.2%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap	Atlanta United FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	17%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	23%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.