Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Wed 17 May 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Zelarayan 25' 1–0
Malte Amundsen 43' 2–0
Christian Ramirez 46' Y
Y 82' Riqui Puig
Y 88' Javier Hernandez

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

3
1
Columbus Crew SC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W
13 May Orlando City SC H 2–2 D
29 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 1–2 L
22 Apr Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
15 Apr New England Revolution H 1–1 D
08 Apr D.C. United SC A 2–0 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
15 May San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
07 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–3 L
29 Apr Orlando City SC A 0–2 L
23 Apr Austin FC H 2–0 W
16 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–3 L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lower.com Field!
  • 5' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 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' Lucas Zelarayan puts Columbus Crew SC on the lead.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact 4-4-2.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC have won 434 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Malte Amundsen makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 46' A moment of madness from Christian Ramirez on 46 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 46' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Lucas Zelarayan is withdrawn and Mohamed Farsi gets his opportunity.
  • 51' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Steven Moreira has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Tyler Boyd has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 398 appearances.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Efrain Alvarez is replaced by Gaston Brugman.
  • 65' Christian Ramirez makes way for Sean Zawadzki at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Columbus Crew SC.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 72' Jimmy Medranda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustavo Vallecilla on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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 Marky Delgado suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' Jacen Russell-Rowe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Juan Hernandez at the 78 minute mark.
  • 82' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 87' 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.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Javier Hernandez is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Yellow card on 88.
  • 2-0 the final result. Los Angeles Galaxy will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-13 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 Orlando City SC D 2023-04-29 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-04-22 Charlotte FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-04-15 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2023-04-08 D.C. United SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-29 Orlando City SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.72 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC51% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy24%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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
77%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
49%
Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC36% Draw45% Los Angeles Galaxy19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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