D.C. United SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 3–0 | W |
| 17 May | Philadelphia Union | A | 0–0 | D |
| 13 May | Nashville SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 06 May | FC Cincinnati | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Apr | Charlotte FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Apr | Orlando City SC | A | 3–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May | D.C. United SC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 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 |
Season Stats
| D.C. United SC | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Position | #26 |
| 33 | Points | 44 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 7 / 12 / 15 | W / D / L | 11 / 11 / 12 |
| 39 | Scored | 50 |
| 61 | Conceded | 57 |
| -22 | GD | -7 |
| 0.97 | PPG | 1.29 |
| 21% | Win % | 32% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
18%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
6/9
16-30
5/6
31-45
9/12
46-60
6/8
61-75
4/6
76+
10/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
D.C. United SC
| Tai Baribo | 16 G | 1 A |
| Louis Munteanu | 6 G | 2 A |
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Klauss | 10 G | |
| Marco Reus | 8 G | 11 A |
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Audi Field will turn into a battlefield for D.C. United SC and Los Angeles Galaxy.
- 5' Oriol Rosell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 35' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tyler Miller is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Memo Rodriguez.
- 50' Marky Delgado has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 55' 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 Derrick Williams suffering a number of foals already.
- 60' Brazil international Lucas Felipe Calegari has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 63' Tyler Boyd makes way for Raheem Edwards at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
- 65' Donovan Pines catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
- 68' Cristian Dajome gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Theodore Ku-DiPietro and will look to change the dynamic.
- 71' Christian Benteke does the damage! The net is bulging and D.C. United SC surge ahead!
- 73' A goal from the Colombia international Cristian Dajome! He fires home on 73 to make it 2-0!
- 74' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Memo Rodriguez is replaced by Dejan Joveljic.
- 79' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
- 80' Magnificent from Mateusz Klich! That is 32 goals in 365 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 82' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Jacob Greene comes on to replace Gaoussou Samake.
- 84' Oriol Rosell is replacing Julian Aude for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
- 87' Marky Delgado picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 89' Brendan Hines-Ike has so much to prove this time. He replaces Russell Canouse on 89 minute.
- 90' Poor challenge from Cristian Dajome. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- The final score is 3-0.
Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 20
-
43
Mateusz Klich ↓ Yamil Asad 89'
- 17
- 3
- 1
- 44
- 6
- 8
- 23
-
72
Gaoussou Samake ↓ Jacob Greene 82'
- 21
Bench
- 24
-
22
Yamil Asad ↑ 89'
- 9
-
4
Brendan Hines-Ike ↑ 89'
-
12
Cristian Dajome ↑ 68'
-
33
Jacob Greene ↑ 82'
- 50
- 45
-
26
Kristian Fletcher ↑ 89'
Coach
Wayne Rooney
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1
- 14
- 22
-
5
Gaston Brugman ↓ Daniel Aguirre 84'
- 6
-
20
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Dejan Joveljic 74'
- 8
-
11
Tyler Boyd ↓ Raheem Edwards 63'
- 2
-
3
Julian Aude ↓ Oriol Rosell 84'
-
24
Jalen Neal ↓ Eriq Zavaleta 84'
Bench
- 33
-
15
Eriq Zavaleta ↑ 84'
-
9
Dejan Joveljic ↑ 74'
-
44
Raheem Edwards ↑ 63'
- 18
-
16
Oriol Rosell ↑ 84'
- 7
-
37
Daniel Aguirre ↑ 84'
- 30
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Chris Pontius | 1 |
| Gabriel Pirani | 1 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 1 |
| Marco Reus | 1 |
| Chris Pontius | 1 |
| Diego Fagundez | 1 |
| Zoltan Stieber | 1 |
| Darren Mattocks | 1 |
Head to Head
D.C. United SC Form
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2023-05-20
D.C. United SC
3–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.91
D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for:
D.C. United SC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: D.C. United SC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
D.C. United SC or Draw
81%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
42%
D.C. United SC or Los Angeles Galaxy
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.6%
2 – 0
9.5%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
4 – 1
3%
Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC
| Handicap | D.C. United SC covers | Push | Los Angeles Galaxy covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 17% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 23% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +1 | 81% | 12% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.