Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles Galaxy

3 – 1

Full Time

FC Dallas

Thu 8 Jul 2021 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 54' Ema Twumasi

Y 57' Edwin Cerrillo

Nick DePuy 66' Y

Y 83' Jader Obrian

Overview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
FC Dallas 18 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 17 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Dallas

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas 2019-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 FC Dallas 2019-03-09 FC Dallas 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-05-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Dallas 2018-05-12 FC Dallas 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
05 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
27 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W
24 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
20 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
29 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W

FC Dallas

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–3	L
05 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
28 Jun	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
24 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
20 Jun	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
30 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		FC Dallas
#27	Position	#20
22	Points	27
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	7 / 6 / 5
24	Scored	32
29	Conceded	25
-5	GD	+7
1.16	PPG	1.50
26%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Dallas

0-15

4/2

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

–/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

FC Dallas

Petar Musa	13 G	2 A
Logan Farrington	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host FC Dallas — let the battle begin!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Rayan Raveloson doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
18' Rayan Raveloson with the second goal in the match!
23' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
27' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Cabral makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 27.
28' Kevin Cabral has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 28 minutes.
33' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' 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.
46' The whistle greets Bryan Acosta as he departs to be replaced by Facundo Quignon.
51' Goal! Ethan Zubak scores his 5 goal in 282 matches.
52' The USA Ethan Zubak breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 6-0!
54' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Adam Saldana comes on to replace Victor Vazquez.
54' The referee calls foul for Ema Twumasi. He receives a Yellow card.
55' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 55 minute. Victor Vazquez leaves to be changed by Adam Saldana.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Edwin Cerrillo.
62' With 0 assists to his name this season, Paxton Pomykal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
65' The crowd applauds Ema Twumasi as he leaves the pitch. Franco Daniel Jara steps in for FC Dallas.
66' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Nick DePuy will be fuming at that decision.
71' Franco Daniel Jara has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
71' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 71 minute. Ethan Zubak leaves to be changed by Augustine Williams.
75' Szabolcs Schon gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Ricardo Pepi and will look to change the dynamic.
77' FC Dallas ring the changes. Jesus Ferreira has done his job and it is now time for Paxton Pomykal to step up.
82' The 32-year-old Bryan Acosta has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
83' Controversy at the stadium! Jader Obrian argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
88' Ryan Hollingshead has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
90' The crowd applauds Samuel Grandsir as he leaves the pitch. Cameron Dunbar steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
It finishes all square. Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jesus Ferreira	5
Petar Musa	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Ricardo Pepi	3
Javier Hernandez	3
Franco Daniel Jara	3
Rayan Raveloson	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-05-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

FC Dallas Form

2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas L 2021-07-05 FC Dallas 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-28 FC Dallas 2–1 New England Revolution W 2021-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Dallas L 2021-06-20 FC Dallas 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.64 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 FC Dallas xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy45% Draw25% FC Dallas30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or FC Dallas

55%

Los Angeles Galaxy or FC Dallas

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy31% Draw44% FC Dallas25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	FC Dallas covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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