Thursday , 2 July 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy
2 – 1
Full Time
Chicago Fire FC
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Marcelo
Efrain Alvarez 83' Y
Efrain Alvarez 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Timothy Ford
8 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

3
1
1
Los Angeles Galaxy 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Chicago Fire FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
28 Oct Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L
21 Oct Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
07 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
30 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
23 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
Chicago Fire FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
28 Oct D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
21 Oct Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
07 Oct D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
29 Sep Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
26 Sep New York City FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago Fire FC
#24 Position #3
20 Points 26
15 Played 14
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
22 Scored 27
22 Conceded 16
+0 GD +11
1.33 PPG 1.86
33% Win % 57%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 3rd (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Chicago Fire FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
4/–
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romain Alessandrini made 278 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Guillermo Schelotto will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Romain Alessandrini departs to be replaced by Ema Boateng.
  • 25' David Bingham has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' Chicago Fire SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
  • 49' What composure from C.J. Sapong! The USA international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Emil Cuello is replaced by Efrain Alvarez.
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact .
  • 68' Daniel Steres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 68' Cristian Martinez gets the nod from Chicago Fire SC. He replaces Aleksandar Katai and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' A change in the Chicago Fire SC ranks — Diego Campos exits the field as Nicolas Hasler enters on 73.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Chicago Fire SC! Brandt Bronico comes on to replace Djordje Mihailovic.
  • 78' Chris Pontius is ready to make an impact after coming on for Uriel Antuna at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' Zlatan Ibrahimovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 83' A moment of madness from Efrain Alvarez on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Efrain Alvarez.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Riqui Puig 2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1
Daniel Steres 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Douglas Costa 1
Brian Gutierrez 1
Hugo Cuypers 1

Head to Head

2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo L 2018-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W

Chicago Fire FC Form

2019-03-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-28 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2018-10-21 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-10-07 D.C. United SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-26 New York City FC 2–0 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.58 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Chicago Fire FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy49% Draw25% Chicago Fire FC26%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
75%
Draw or Chicago Fire FC
51%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Chicago Fire FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw46% Chicago Fire FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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