Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 0

Full Time

Atlanta United FC

Sun 25 Aug 2024 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Joseph Paintsil 46' Y

Y 65' Ajani Fortune

Riqui Puig 71' Y

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Atlanta United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2022-07-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC 2019-08-03 Atlanta United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	2–0	W
21 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
14 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
08 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
05 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L

Atlanta United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–2	L
20 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	New York City FC	H	2–2	D
13 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	0–1	L
07 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–5	L
03 Jul	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Atlanta United FC
#23	Position	#14
36	Points	27
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 6 / 14
37	Scored	32
44	Conceded	45
-7	GD	-13
1.29	PPG	1.00
32%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

15% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Atlanta United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

2/5

46-60

3/6

61-75

4/7

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Atlanta United FC

Aleksei Miranchuk

6 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Atlanta United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Atlanta United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brooks Lennon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
30' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' 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.
40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. John Nelson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' It’s gonna be a card for Joseph Paintsil.
51' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' Dax McCarty makes way for Aleksei Miranchuk at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
62' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Marky Delgado is withdrawn and Marco Reus gets his opportunity.
65' Ajani Fortune is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
70' Maya Yoshida has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
71' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Riqui Puig gets a card.
72' Edwin Mosquera has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xande Silva on 72 minute.
76' Riqui Puig puts Los Angeles Galaxy on the lead.
81' Tyler Wolff is replacing Saba Lobzhanidze for the Atlanta United FC side.
84' A goal from the Germany international Marco Reus! He fires home on 84 to make it 2-0!
86' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Mauricio Cuevas comes on to replace Miki Yamane.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Los Angeles Galaxy to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Luis Abram
59
Aleksei Miranchuk ↑ 61'
22
Josh Cohen
19
Daniel Rios ↑ 72'
28
Tyler Wolff ↑ 81'
20
Edwin Mosquera ↑ 72'
24
Noah Cobb
25
Luke Brennan
47
Matthew Edwards

Coach Rob Valentino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josef Martinez	2
Marco Reus	1
Riqui Puig	1
Miguel Almiron	1
Josef Martinez	1
Miguel Almiron	1
Giancarlo Gonzalez	1
David Romney	1

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC W 2024-07-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2024-07-18 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-07-14 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2024-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2024-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Los Angeles FC L

Atlanta United FC Form

2024-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Atlanta United FC L 2024-07-20 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-07-17 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2024-07-13 Montreal Impact FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2024-07-07 Real Salt Lake 5–2 Atlanta United FC L 2024-07-03 New England Revolution 2–1 Atlanta United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Atlanta United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy52% Draw25% Atlanta United FC23%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

77%

Draw or Atlanta United FC

48%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Atlanta United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw45% Atlanta United FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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