Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Dallas, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Dallas — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Adam Wienckowski
- Referee Apolinar Mariscal
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Timothy Ford
14 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug | FC Dallas | H | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Aug | D.C. United SC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Aug | Atlanta United FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 28 Jul | Portland Timbers | A | 0–4 | L |
| 20 Jul | Los Angeles FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 13 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 0–2 | L |
| 11 Aug | Minnesota United FC | H | 5–3 | W |
| 03 Aug | Orlando City SC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 28 Jul | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–0 | D |
| 21 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Jul | Minnesota United FC | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles Galaxy | FC Dallas | |
|---|---|---|
| #26 | Position | #17 |
| 44 | Points | 58 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 11 / 11 / 12 | W / D / L | 16 / 10 / 8 |
| 50 | Scored | 62 |
| 57 | Conceded | 51 |
| -7 | GD | +11 |
| 1.29 | PPG | 1.71 |
| 32% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
65%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (58 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
FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Klauss | 10 G | |
| Marco Reus | 8 G | 11 A |
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
FC Dallas
| Petar Musa | 22 G | 5 A |
| Logan Farrington | 10 G | 4 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas is underway.
- 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 10' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Dallas backline.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dominique Badji, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Cristian Pavon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FC Dallas winning 0% of all matches.
- 30' Reto Ziegler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 35' The travelling FC Dallas supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' FC Dallas has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
- 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 53' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Julian Araujo is replaced by Uriel Antuna on 53 minute.
- 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guillermo Schelotto might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 61' Fabio Alvarez is replacing Efrain Alvarez for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
- 63' Another change for FC Dallas made on 63 minute. Santiago Mosquera leaves to be changed by Brandon Servania.
- 68' The Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaks the deadlock on 68 minutes. 1-0!
- 73' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Edwin Gyasi on, Paxton Pomykal off on 73 minutes.
- 78' FC Dallas have won 443 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 82' GOAL! Zlatan Ibrahimovic fires home to make it 2-0!
- 82' A tactical swap from FC Dallas — Zdenek Ondrasek on, Jesus Ferreira off on 82 minutes.
- 85' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Servando Carrasco comes on to replace Cristian Pavon.
- 90' Rolf Feltscher picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles Galaxy players.
Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 9
- 16
- 8
- 17
- 1
- 5
- 10
- 3
-
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Favio Alvarez 61'
-
22
Julian Araujo ↓ Uriel Antuna 53'
Bench
-
18
Uriel Antuna ↑ 53'
- 21
-
6
Servando Carrasco ↑ 85'
- 4
-
11
Favio Alvarez ↑ 61'
- 28
- 27
Coach
Guillermo Schelotto
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 11
- 3
- 1
- 24
- 21
- 2
- 12
-
19
Paxton Pomykal ↓ Edwin Gyasi 73'
- 27
- 14
Bench
- 4
- 20
-
18
Brandon Servania ↑ 63'
- 29
-
7
Edwin Gyasi ↑ 73'
- 33
-
13
Zdenek Ondrasek ↑ 82'
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesus Ferreira | 5 |
| Petar Musa | 4 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 4 |
| Javier Hernandez | 3 |
| Franco Daniel Jara | 3 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 3 |
| Ricardo Pepi | 3 |
| Roland Lamah | 2 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2019-08-15
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–0
FC Dallas
W
2019-08-11
D.C. United SC
2–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2019-08-03
Atlanta United FC
3–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2019-07-28
Portland Timbers
4–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2019-07-20
Los Angeles Galaxy
3–2
Los Angeles FC
W
2019-07-13
Los Angeles Galaxy
1–3
San Jose Earthquakes
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.64
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57
FC Dallas xG
I would bet for:
Los Angeles Galaxy or FC Dallas 74% + Both teams to score 64%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Dallas
59%
Los Angeles Galaxy or FC Dallas
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
5.9%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | FC Dallas covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 19% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +1 | 64% | 18% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
22%
✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.