Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Los Angeles Galaxy
2 – 0
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 23 Apr 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Javier Hernandez 54' 1–0
Riqui Puig 64' 2–0
Riqui Puig 3' Y
Y 40' Maximiliano Urruti
Y 43' Leo Vaisanen
Tyler Boyd 61' Y
Daniel Aguirre 90' Y
Y 90' Jhojan Valencia

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

6
1
4
Los Angeles Galaxy 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC 2022-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Austin FC 2022-05-08 Austin FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Austin FC H 2–0 W
16 Apr Los Angeles FC H 2–3 L
09 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–3 L
01 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
25 Mar Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
19 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
16 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–0 D
08 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
26 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–1 D
19 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–2 L
12 Mar Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Austin FC
#23 Position #28
36 Points 31
28 Played 27
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 10
37 Scored 35
44 Conceded 47
-7 GD -12
1.29 PPG 1.15
32% Win % 26%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 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
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Austin FC get us underway at Dignity Health Sports Park.
  • 3' Poor challenge from Gaston Brugman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 8' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 13' Austin FC have won 272 goals from 195 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 18' Tyler Boyd has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 9 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' Austin FC come into this ranked 21 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Austin FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Maximiliano Urruti argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 43' That is a Yellow card for Austin FC. Leo Vaisanen will be fuming at that decision.
  • 48' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 53' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' Javier Hernandez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Marky Delgado.
  • 64' Riqui Puig makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Los Angeles Galaxy are in front.
  • 68' The whistle greets Dejan Joveljic as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Aguirre.
  • 69' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Tyler Boyd is replaced by Douglas Costa.
  • 70' Austin FC make a change. Ethan Finlay trudges off to be replaced by Rodney Redes on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 286 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Emiliano Rigoni is replaced by Will Bruin.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' Eriq Zavaleta has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lucas Felipe Calegari on 88 minute.
  • 90' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Marky Delgado is withdrawn and Oriol Rosell gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Aguirre.
  • Full Time. Los Angeles Galaxy beats Austin FC

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Javier Hernandez 4
Dejan Joveljic 4
Myrto Uzuni 2
Riqui Puig 2
Maya Yoshida 1
Emiliano Rigoni 1
Erik Thommy 1
Ethan Finlay 1

Head to Head

2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC 2022-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Austin FC 2022-05-08 Austin FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Austin FC Form

2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC L 2023-04-16 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-04-08 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC L 2023-03-26 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2023-03-19 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Austin FC L 2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy55% Draw25% Austin FC20%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
79%
Draw or Austin FC
45%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Austin FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw45% Austin FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 1
5.6%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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