FC Cincinnati vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .
- FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee M. de Oliveira
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Jeffrey Greeson
- Referee Edvin Jurisevic
- Referee Jose Da Silva
5 games this season
🟨 2.0/game
⚽ 8.6 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 15 | 31 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | New York Red Bulls | 15 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlotte FC | 15 | 21 |
| 7 | FC Cincinnati | 15 | 20 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 15 | 19 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 15 | 16 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Montreal Impact FC | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Orlando City SC | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Union | 15 | 7 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 14 | 32 |
| 17 | San Jose Earthquakes | 15 | 32 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dallas | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | Los Angeles FC | 15 | 24 |
| 21 | Seattle Sounders FC | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota United FC | 15 | 22 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 15 | 20 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 15 | 17 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 15 | 16 |
| 27 | St. Louis City | 14 | 16 |
| 28 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 15 | 14 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 14 | 11 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Jun | New York City FC | A | 2–5 | L |
| 02 Jun | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 25 May | New York Red Bulls | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 May | Orlando City SC | A | 1–5 | L |
| 11 May | Montreal Impact FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun | FC Cincinnati | A | 2–0 | W |
| 03 Jun | New England Revolution | H | 1–2 | L |
| 30 May | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–0 | W |
| 24 May | Orlando City SC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 20 May | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 11 May | New York City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Cincinnati | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #24 |
| 20 | Points | 20 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 5 / 5 / 5 | W / D / L | 5 / 5 / 5 |
| 36 | Scored | 22 |
| 37 | Conceded | 22 |
| -1 | GD | +0 |
| 1.33 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 33% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
27%
Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
FC Cincinnati this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and Los Angeles Galaxy is underway.
- 5' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Daniel Steres has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 12' Ema Boateng puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
- 15' GOAL! Fabio Alvarez scores on 15.
- 20' It’s high time Yoann Damet made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 278 games and scored 478 goals.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 45' 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.
- 50' 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.
- 53' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Fatai Alashe departs to be replaced by Caleb Stanko.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Julian Araujo.
- 61' Leonardo Bertone was booked on 61.
- 66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 69' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Servando Carrasco is hanging Fabio Alvarez on the field on 69 minute.
- 73' Corben Bone is replacing Rashawn Dally for the FC Cincinnati side.
- 78' 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.
- 79' Nick Hagglund is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
- 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ema Boateng.
- 81' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Efrain Alvarez is hanging Ema Boateng on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
- 89' Emil Cuello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Lletget on 89 minute.
- With this win, Los Angeles Galaxy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
FC Cincinnati Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 8
- 14
- 6
-
27
Fatai Alashe ↓ Caleb Stanko 53'
- 31
- 18
- 32
- 45
- 24
-
81
Rashawn Dally ↓ Corben Bone 73'
Bench
-
33
Caleb Stanko ↑ 53'
- 22
- 16
- 3
-
19
Corben Bone ↑ 73'
- 26
Coach
Yoann Damet
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 2
-
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Emil Cuello 89'
- 1
- 5
- 4
-
24
Ema Boateng ↓ Efrain Alvarez 81'
- 11
- 3
- 22
- 14
Bench
- 12
-
6
Servando Carrasco ↑ 69'
- 29
- 28
-
26
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 81'
-
27
Emil Cuello ↑ 89'
- 15
Coach
Guillermo Schelotto
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Brenner | 2 |
| Ema Boateng | 1 |
| Favio Alvarez | 1 |
| Joseph Paintsil | 1 |
| Mauricio Cuevas | 1 |
| Ender Echenique | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2019-06-22
FC Cincinnati
0–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2019-06-03
Los Angeles Galaxy
1–2
New England Revolution
L
2019-05-30
Sporting Kansas City
0–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2019-05-24
Orlando City SC
0–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2019-05-20
Los Angeles Galaxy
0–1
Colorado Rapids SC
L
2019-05-11
Los Angeles Galaxy
0–2
New York City FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.3
FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 2.5 | 63% |
|
37% |
| ± 3.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 4.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
Double Chance
FC Cincinnati or Draw
52%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
74%
FC Cincinnati or Los Angeles Galaxy
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
3.2%
Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati
| Handicap | FC Cincinnati covers | Push | Los Angeles Galaxy covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 13% | 76% |
| -0.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| +0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +1 | 47% | 21% | 32% |
| +1.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +2 | 68% | 16% | 15% |
| +2.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
Clean Sheet
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
28%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.