Los Angeles FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles FC

4 – 2

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Denis Bouanga 24' 1–0

1–1 25' Billy Sharp

Ryan Hollingshead 33' 2–1

2–2 59' Maya Yoshida

Denis Bouanga 75' 3–2

Timothy Tillman 84' 4–2

Ilie Sanchez 7' Y

Diego Palacios 13' Y

Y 43' Mauricio Cuevas

Ryan Hollingshead 66' Y

Kellyn Acosta 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 24 games · Avg 4.3 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-07-09 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
10 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
04 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–3	L
26 Aug	Charlotte FC	A	1–2	L
24 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
16 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
11 Sep	St. Louis City	H	2–2	D
03 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
31 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–2	W
27 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–4	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#17	Position	#27
34	Points	22
19	Played	19
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
35	Scored	24
19	Conceded	29
+16	GD	-5
1.79	PPG	1.16
53%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Banc of California Stadium that hosts another battle between Los Angeles FC and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
7' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ilie Sanchez on 7 minutes.
12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Diego Palacios.
18' Diego Fagundez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
23' Tyler Boyd is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
24' Denis Bouanga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
25' A goal from the England international Billy Sharp! He fires home on 25 to make it 1-1!
30' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' Ryan Hollingshead doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
43' Mauricio Cuevas picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Mauricio Cuevas is replaced by Kelvin Leerdam.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Maya Yoshida makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Cherundolo might look to freshen things up shortly.
66' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Hollingshead.
66' The whistle greets Raheem Edwards as he departs to be replaced by Julian Aude.
69' Mateusz Bogusz makes way for Timothy Tillman at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
71' The whistle greets Billy Sharp as he departs to be replaced by Dejan Joveljic.
75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Denis Bouanga makes it 3-2.
80' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Marky Delgado trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Aguirre on 80 minutes.
84' A stunning finish from Timothy Tillman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
89' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's 4-3-3 shape.
90' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 90.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

10
Douglas Costa
12
Michael Barrios ↑ 71'
9
Dejan Joveljic ↑ 71'
18
Kelvin Leerdam ↑ 46'
20
Edwin Cerrillo
35
Novak Micovic
3
Julian Aude ↑ 66'
93
Tony Alfaro
37
Daniel Aguirre ↑ 80'

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	12
Carlos Vela	10
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	8
Diego Rossi	6
Cristian Arango	5
Dejan Joveljic	5
Sebastian Lletget	4
Cristian Pavon	4

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-09-04 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2023-08-26 Charlotte FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-08-24 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-07-16 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-09-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.59 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC60% Draw20% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 4.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

40%

Los Angeles FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC46% Draw36% Los Angeles Galaxy18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

5.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.6%

1 – 0

4.3%

4 – 2

Actual

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	18%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	20%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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