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 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Chicago Fire FC 34 games · 55 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 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
#26	Position	#4
44	Points	55
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	16 / 7 / 11
50	Scored	64
57	Conceded	54
-7	GD	+10
1.29	PPG	1.62
32%	Win %	47%

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

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Los Angeles Galaxy kicks off things out of here…
2' The referee has no hesitation. Gaston Gimenez is booked for Chicago Fire FC — card on 2.
7' Chicago Fire FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
12' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
17' Georgios Koutsias is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
27' Poor challenge from Gaston Gimenez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
29' What a strike from Tyler Boyd! The score is 1-0.
34' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
44' Chicago Fire FC have won 418 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
47' A tactical swap from Chicago Fire FC — Ousmane Doumbia on, Fabian Herbers off on 47 minutes.
52' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
62' The 27-year-old Dejan Joveljic has been sensational this season — 10 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
67' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Chicago Fire FC backline.
70' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Billy Sharp on, Dejan Joveljic off on 70 minutes.
72' Riqui Puig adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
77' The whistle greets Kei Kamara as he departs to be replaced by Georgios Koutsias.
82' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Chicago Fire FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
84' Daniel Aceves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Miguel Navarro on 84 minute.
86' The whistle greets Tyler Boyd as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Aguirre.
89' Jonathan Dean is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
90' Against the run of play, Billy Sharp has scored! This game has turned on its head.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Riqui Puig	2
Hugo Cuypers	1
Billy Sharp	1
Tyler Boyd	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Daniel Steres	1
C.J. Sapong	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

3 / 4

2.05 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Chicago Fire FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy59% Draw22% Chicago Fire FC19%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

81%

Draw or Chicago Fire FC

41%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Chicago Fire FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy42% Draw41% Chicago Fire FC17%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.5%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

3 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Chicago Fire FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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