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

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
FC Dallas 27 games · 47 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 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
#23	Position	#17
36	Points	47
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	13 / 8 / 6
37	Scored	50
44	Conceded	42
-7	GD	+8
1.29	PPG	1.74
32%	Win %	48%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). FC Dallas are 17th (47 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

FC Dallas

0-15

4/5

16-30

8/6

31-45

10/7

46-60

3/3

61-75

2/7

76+

11/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

FC Dallas

Petar Musa	18 G	5 A
Logan Farrington	9 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Dignity Health Sports Park will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas.
5' FC Dallas is showing some good football. However, FC Dallas are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franco Daniel Jara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
17' Rayan Raveloson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
18' Rayan Raveloson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Dallas that had 289 games and scored 426 goals.
27' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Cabral gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
28' What a moment for Kevin Cabral! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
38' Paxton Pomykal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Facundo Quignon gets the nod from FC Dallas. He replaces Bryan Acosta and will look to change the dynamic.
51' What a moment for Ethan Zubak! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
52' A stunning finish from Ethan Zubak — that came from absolutely nowhere!
54' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Saldana is hanging Victor Vazquez on the field on 54 minute.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Ema Twumasi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
55' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Adam Saldana on, Victor Vazquez off on 55 minutes.
57' FC Dallas player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
62' Jimmy Maurer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
65' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Franco Daniel Jara comes on to replace Ema Twumasi.
66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nick DePuy.
71' What composure from Franco Daniel Jara! The international strokes it home. 6-1.
71' Ethan Zubak makes way for Augustine Williams at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
75' Szabolcs Schon is replacing Ricardo Pepi for the FC Dallas side.
77' Jesus Ferreira makes way for Paxton Pomykal at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' It’s a booking for FC Dallas player. Jader Obrian gets a Yellow card.
88' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Dunbar is hanging Samuel Grandsir on the field on 90 minute.
Full Time. Los Angeles Galaxy beats FC Dallas

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
Javier Hernandez	3
Franco Daniel Jara	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Ricardo Pepi	3
Jader Obrian	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

1.75 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 FC Dallas xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy46% Draw24% FC Dallas30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or FC Dallas

54%

Los Angeles Galaxy or FC Dallas

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw42% FC Dallas26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 0

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	FC Dallas covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+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

23% ✓

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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