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

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

3 – 0

Full Time

Chicago Fire FC

Sun 27 Aug 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Tyler Boyd 29' 1–0

Riqui Puig 72' 2–0

Billy Sharp pen 90' 3–0

Y 2' Gaston Gimenez

YR 27' Gaston Gimenez

Y 89' Jonathan Dean

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 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 2.0 goals Chicago Fire FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC 2022-04-17 Chicago Fire FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–4	L
09 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	3–1	W
05 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
02 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–2	D
25 Jun	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
21 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	1–3	L
16 Jul	Toronto FC	H	1–0	W
13 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	H	3–0	W
09 Jul	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
01 Jul	Orlando City SC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Chicago Fire FC
#23	Position	#5
36	Points	42
28	Played	26
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 8
37	Scored	46
44	Conceded	38
-7	GD	+8
1.29	PPG	1.62
32%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 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

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host Chicago Fire FC — let the battle begin!
2' Poor challenge from Gaston Gimenez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
7' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
12' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
22' Raheem Edwards is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chicago Fire FC tonight.
27' It’s a booking for Chicago Fire FC player. Gaston Gimenez gets a card.
29' What a moment for Tyler Boyd! That strike on 29 puts his side firmly in control.
34' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Carlos Teran, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
44' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Chicago Fire FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
47' Chicago Fire FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ousmane Doumbia is hanging Fabian Herbers on the field on 47 minute.
52' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
67' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
70' The crowd applauds Dejan Joveljic as he leaves the pitch. Billy Sharp steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
72' Goal! Riqui Puig scores his 26 goal in 521 matches.
77' Georgios Koutsias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kei Kamara on 77 minute.
82' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
84' The Chicago Fire FC bench stirs into life. Miguel Navarro is withdrawn and Daniel Aceves gets his opportunity.
86' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Daniel Aguirre comes on to replace Tyler Boyd.
89' Poor challenge from Jonathan Dean. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Against the run of play, Billy Sharp has scored! This game has turned on its head.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 Chicago Fire FC.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ezra Hendrickson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riqui Puig	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Brian Gutierrez	1
Hugo Cuypers	1
Billy Sharp	1
Tyler Boyd	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Daniel Steres	1

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Chicago Fire FC Form

2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-08-21 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Orlando City SC L 2023-07-16 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2023-07-13 Chicago Fire FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-07-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Nashville SC W 2023-07-01 Orlando City SC 3–1 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.91 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.02 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy58% Draw23% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

81%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

42%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Chicago Fire FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy41% Draw43% Chicago Fire FC16%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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