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

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles FC

4 – 2

Full Time

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 34 games · 47 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

Los Angeles FC 25 games · Avg 4.2 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
#21	Position	#26
47	Points	44
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
52	Scored	50
40	Conceded	57
+12	GD	-7
1.38	PPG	1.29
35%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

84% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

84% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ 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)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles FC is hosting Los Angeles Galaxy for another epic battle.
5' The 23-year-old Julian Aude has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
7' Ilie Sanchez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 7.
12' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
13' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diego Palacios on 13 minutes.
18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
24' A goal from the Gabon international Denis Bouanga! He fires home on 24 to make it 1-0!
25' Billy Sharp makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
30' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's 4-3-3 shape.
33' Sensational shot from Ryan Hollingshead. Los Angeles FC is back in the lead.
38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mateusz Bogusz, as he is very good at scoring at Banc of California Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
43' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
46' Mauricio Cuevas makes way for Kelvin Leerdam at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
51' Giorgio Chiellini has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' The deadlock is broken! Maya Yoshida gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
64' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
66' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Hollingshead is booked for Los Angeles FC — card on 66.
66' Julian Aude is replacing Raheem Edwards for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
69' Timothy Tillman is replacing Mateusz Bogusz for the Los Angeles FC side.
71' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Billy Sharp by Dejan Joveljic on 71 minute.
75' GOAL! Denis Bouanga scores on 75.
80' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Marky Delgado exits the field as Daniel Aguirre enters on 80.
84' Timothy Tillman doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
89' Oriol Rosell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' That is a card for Los Angeles FC. Kellyn Acosta will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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	13
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

2.5 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC56% Draw21% Los Angeles Galaxy23%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

44%

Los Angeles FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC43% Draw36% Los Angeles Galaxy21%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.4%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.3%

4 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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