FC Dallas vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

FC Dallas

4 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 25 Jul 2021 · 00:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andres Ricaurte 18' Y

Y 22' Adam Saldana

Y 59' Julian Araujo

Jimmy Maurer 78' Y

Y 83' Danilo Acosta

Overview

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FC Dallas vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Toyota Stadium.

FC Dallas 34 games · 58 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

FC Dallas 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas 2019-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas 2019-03-09 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-05-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Dallas

Recent Form

FC Dallas

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–0	W
22 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
18 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
08 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–3	L
05 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
28 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–4	L
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
05 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
27 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

FC Dallas		Los Angeles Galaxy
#17	Position	#26
58	Points	44
34	Played	34
16 / 10 / 8	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
62	Scored	50
51	Conceded	57
+11	GD	-7
1.71	PPG	1.29
47%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/7

31-45

10/8

46-60

3/5

61-75

5/10

76+

17/7

■ 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)

FC Dallas

Petar Musa	22 G	5 A
Logan Farrington	10 G	4 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Dallas and Los Angeles Galaxy get this one started.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' FC Dallas are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
15' Sacha Kljestan, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' A moment of madness from Andres Ricaurte on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Dallas will be frustrated.
22' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Adam Saldana gets a Yellow card.
27' Against the run of play, Ricardo Pepi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
32' The 31-year-old Nick DePuy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ricardo Pepi makes it 2-0.
49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
50' What a strike from Ricardo Pepi! The score is 3-0.
54' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 54 minute. Jorge Villafana leaves to be changed by Danilo Acosta.
59' A moment of madness from Julian Araujo on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
64' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Jesus Ferreira is replaced by Edwin Cerrillo.
69' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Sacha Kljestan exits the field as Daniel Aguirre enters on 69.
74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
77' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Szabolcs Schon is replaced by Ema Twumasi on 77 minute.
78' The whistle greets Szabolcs Schon as he departs to be replaced by Ema Twumasi.
78' FC Dallas player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Danilo Acosta will be fuming at that decision.
85' FC Dallas make a change. Ricardo Pepi trudges off to be replaced by Franco Daniel Jara on 85 minutes.
88' What composure from Jader Obrian! The Colombia international strokes it home. 4-0.
Another three points for FC Dallas.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ryan Hollingshead
20
Jimmy Maurer
19
Paxton Pomykal ↓ Jader Obrian 85'
9
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Edwin Cerrillo 69'
5
Facundo Quignon
16
Ricardo Pepi ↓ Franco Daniel Jara 85'
14
Nkosi Burgess
10
Andres Ricaurte
4
Matheus Bressan
11
Szabolcs Schon ↓ Ema Twumasi 78'
32
Justin Che

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Jonathan Klinsmann
29
Ethan Zubak ↑ 54'
48
Augustine Williams ↑ 69'
20
Nick DePuy ↑ 69'
56
Jonathan Perez
25
Cameron Dunbar
24
Danilo Acosta ↑ 54'
37
Daniel Aguirre ↑ 69'

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jesus Ferreira	5
Petar Musa	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	3
Franco Daniel Jara	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Ricardo Pepi	3
Roland Lamah	2

Head to Head

FC Dallas Form

2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas L 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-28 FC Dallas 2–1 New England Revolution W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.36 FC Dallas xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas58% Draw22% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

42%

FC Dallas or Los Angeles Galaxy

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas45% Draw38% Los Angeles Galaxy17%

Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.7%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

4 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap	FC Dallas covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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