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

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Wed 8 May 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 59' Uriel Antuna

Jonathan Mensah 61' Y

Y 80' Diego Polenta

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Daniel Radford
Referee Jon Freemon
Referee Gjovalin Bori

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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
08 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–1	W
05 May	D.C. United SC	A	1–3	L
28 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
24 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	0–1	L
20 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	1–3	L
13 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–1	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 May	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–3	L
04 May	New York Red Bulls	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
25 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
20 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
14 Apr	Philadelphia Union	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#12	Position	#23
29	Points	36
27	Played	28
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
39	Scored	37
43	Conceded	44
-4	GD	-7
1.07	PPG	1.29
30%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Columbus Crew SC welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at .
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zlatan Ibrahimovic made 286 appearances and scored 112 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' With 1 assists to his name this season, Wil Trapp is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
27' Gyasi Zardes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 27 minutes.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
37' Diego Polenta is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Columbus Crew SC so far.
41' Servando Carrasco is replacing Jonathan dos Santos for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
53' Federico Higuain makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 291 games and scored 434 goals.
59' Uriel Antuna is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
61' Columbus Crew SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
63' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Joe Corona is replaced by Ema Boateng.
66' The USA Hector Jimenez breaks the deadlock on 66 minutes. 3-0!
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
74' David Guzman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Federico Higuain on 74 minute.
79' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Emil Cuello on, Chris Pontius off on 79 minutes.
80' Poor challenge from Diego Polenta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
82' The crowd applauds Gyasi Zardes as he leaves the pitch. Patrick Mullins steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
87' The USA Daniel Steres breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 3-1!
87' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Pedro Santos by Niko Hansen on 87 minute.
Los Angeles Galaxy will have plenty to reflect on. Columbus Crew SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

18
Uriel Antuna
25
Rolf Feltscher
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic C
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Servando Carrasco 41'
17
Sebastian Lletget
12
Chris Pontius ↓ Emil Cuello 79'
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
3
Diego Polenta
14
Joe Corona ↓ Ema Boateng 63'

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.73 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC42% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy32%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

68%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

58%

Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC31% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy27%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet