Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Columbus Crew SC

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 23 Apr 2026 · 01:45 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Gabriel Pec

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rosendo Mendoza (USA)

7 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-05-08 Columbus Crew SC 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

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

Los Angeles Galaxy

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	#27
20	Points	22
18	Played	19
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
26	Scored	24
28	Conceded	29
-2	GD	-5
1.11	PPG	1.16
28%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and Los Angeles Galaxy is underway.
5' Dylan Chambost is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Columbus Crew SC tonight.
10' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Diego Rossi scoring 1 goals.
15' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
22' John Nelson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Julian Aude at the 22 minute mark.
27' 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.
32' USA international Elijah Wynder has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
37' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' Daniel Gazdag puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
45' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a card on 45.
47' Diego Rossi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
52' The 19-year-old Harbor Miller has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
57' Maya Yoshida, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
62' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Maya Yoshida is withdrawn and Carlos Garces gets his opportunity.
67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' Patrick Schulte is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
73' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Hugo Picard departs to be replaced by Marcelo Herrera.
77' The supporters are chanting for Isaiah Parente. He replaces Edwin Cerrillo on 77 minute.
82' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
86' Gabriel Pec makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
88' Jamal Thiare is replacing Diego Rossi for the Columbus Crew SC side.
Full Time. Columbus Crew SC beats Los Angeles Galaxy

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Rydström

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

28
Joseph Paintsil ↑ 62'
14
John Nelson ↑ 22'
1
Novak Micovic
16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 77'
20
Chris Rindov
25
Carlos Garces ↑ 62'
19
Mauricio Cuevas
26
Harbor Miller ↑ 62'

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Romain Alessandrini	2
Romain Alessandrini	2
Daniel Gazdag	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Gabriel Pec	1
Ola Kamara	1
Federico Higuain	1
Gyasi Zardes	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 L

Los 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC47% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy27%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

53%

Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC32% Draw45% Los Angeles Galaxy23%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.1%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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