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 15 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

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

FC Dallas 16 games · Avg 3.5 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
#19	Position	#24
25	Points	20
15	Played	15
7 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
30	Scored	22
22	Conceded	22
+8	GD	+0
1.67	PPG	1.33
47%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas

0-15

4/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

4/3

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/2

76+

4/2

■ 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' What a night it is going to be! FC Dallas welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at Toyota Stadium.
5' FC Dallas have won 411 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
18' Poor challenge from Andres Ricaurte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
22' Adam Saldana has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 22.
27' GOAL! Ricardo Pepi scores on 27.
32' Matheus Bressan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
37' Danilo Acosta, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
44' Ricardo Pepi with the second goal in the match!
49' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
50' A goal from the USA international Ricardo Pepi! He fires home on 50 to make it 3-0!
54' Danilo Acosta gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Jorge Villafana and will look to change the dynamic.
59' Julian Araujo is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
64' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
68' FC Dallas ring the changes. Jesus Ferreira has done his job and it is now time for Edwin Cerrillo to step up.
69' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Sacha Kljestan is replaced by Daniel Aguirre.
74' FC Dallas are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' FC Dallas ring the changes. Szabolcs Schon has done his job and it is now time for Ema Twumasi to step up.
78' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Szabolcs Schon is withdrawn and Ema Twumasi gets his opportunity.
78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jimmy Maurer on 78 minutes.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Danilo Acosta on 83 minutes.
85' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Franco Daniel Jara comes on to replace Ricardo Pepi.
88' Magnificent from Jader Obrian! That is 24 goals in 281 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
4-0 the final result. Los Angeles Galaxy will be bitterly disappointed.

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

2.3 FC Dallas xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas57% Draw22% Los Angeles Galaxy21%

Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw

79%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

43%

FC Dallas or Los Angeles Galaxy

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Dallas44% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy17%

Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

1 – 0

6.3%

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

4 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap	FC Dallas covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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