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

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

Match Details

Referee Rosendo Mendoza (USA)

8 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/game

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

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
#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' The game is set. Los Angeles Galaxy kicks off things out of here…
5' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
22' Julian Aude makes way for John Nelson at the 22 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Carlos Garces is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
40' Assisted by Hugo Picard with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Gazdag makes no mistake. 1-0!
45' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a card on 45.
47' GOAL! Diego Rossi scores on 47. Assisted by Max Arfsten
52' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
57' The 25-year-old Patrick Schulte has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' Carlos Garces gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Maya Yoshida and will look to change the dynamic.
67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henrik Rydström will be considering his options from the bench.
72' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' The crowd applauds Hugo Picard as he leaves the pitch. Marcelo Herrera steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
77' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Edwin Cerrillo exits the field as Isaiah Parente enters on 77.
82' Over 82 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
86' A goal from the Brazil international Gabriel Pec! He fires home on 86 to make it 2-1!
88' The whistle greets Diego Rossi as he departs to be replaced by Jamal Thiare.
It finishes all square. Columbus Crew SC and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 2-1.

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
Hector Jimenez	1
Daniel Steres	1
Malte Amundsen	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1
Ola Kamara	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

1.61 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC47% Draw25% Los Angeles Galaxy28%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

53%

Columbus Crew SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

75%

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

12.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.2%

0 – 0

7.1%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

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%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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