Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rosendo Mendoza (USA)
7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 18 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L 12 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D 04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W 21 Mar Toronto FC A 1–2 L 14 Mar Nashville SC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 05 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L 22 Mar Portland Timbers A 1–1 D 15 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Los Angeles Galaxy #10 Position #24 16 Points 20 15 Played 15 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5 21 Scored 22 23 Conceded 22 -2 GD +0 1.07 PPG 1.33 27% Win % 33% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededLos Angeles Galaxy0-151/116-302/–31-454/546-602/261-75–/276+5/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Sanabria, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 22' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Julian Aude is replaced by John Nelson on 22 minute.
- 27' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 40' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Gazdag on 40.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Gabriel Pec.
- 47' GOAL! Diego Rossi scores on 47. Assisted by Max Arfsten
- 52' 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.
- 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 256 games and scored 437 goals.
- 62' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Maya Yoshida by Carlos Garces on 62 minute.
- 67' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Carlos Garces has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' The whistle greets Hugo Picard as he departs to be replaced by Marcelo Herrera.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Isaiah Parente. He replaces Edwin Cerrillo on 77 minute.
- 82' 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.
- 86' GOAL! Gabriel Pec scores on 86. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil
- 88' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamal Thiare is hanging Diego Rossi on the field on 88 minute.
- Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
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Diego Rossi ↓ Jamal Thiare 88'
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Daniel Gazdag ↓ Sekou Bangoura 73'
- 28
- 25
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30
Hugo Picard ↓ Marcelo Herrera 73'
- 27
- 16
Bench
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19
Jamal Thiare ↑ 88'
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Marcelo Herrera ↑ 73'
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17
Sekou Bangoura ↑ 73'
- 21
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- 45
- 12
- 90
Coach Henrik RydströmLos Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
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4
Maya Yoshida ↓ Carlos Garces 62'
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- 12
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6
Edwin Cerrillo ↓ Isaiah Parente 77'
- 15
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Julian Aude ↓ John Nelson 22'
- 11
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24
Ruben Ramos ↓ Harbor Miller 62'
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22
Elijah Wynder ↓ Joseph Paintsil 62'
Bench
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28
Joseph Paintsil ↑ 62'
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14
John Nelson ↑ 22'
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16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 77'
- 20
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25
Carlos Garces ↑ 62'
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26
Harbor Miller ↑ 62'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Romain Alessandrini 2 Romain Alessandrini 2 Federico Higuain 1 Gyasi Zardes 1 Hector Jimenez 1 Daniel Steres 1 Malte Amundsen 1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1 Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC LLos Angeles Galaxy Form
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 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.52 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.36 Los Angeles Galaxy xGI would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy 74% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Columbus Crew SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.88Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 32% 68% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 71%Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy 55%Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 Actual1 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 7.6%0 – 0 7.5%0 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4.3%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 3.2%Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 20% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 18% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.