Los Angeles Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 1

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Los Angeles FC

Sun 9 May 2021 · 00:00 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jorge Villafana 20' Y

Adam Saldana 42' Y

Javier Hernandez 44' Y

Jonathan dos Santos 80' Y

Y 82' Tristan Blackmon

Carlos Harvey 83' Y

Julian Araujo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 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 25 games · Avg 4.2 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-25 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-09-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Los Angeles FC 2020-08-22 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-07-19 Los Angeles FC 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
03 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
25 Apr	New York Red Bulls	H	3–2	W
18 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–2	W
08 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
05 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
01 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
17 Apr	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
25 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
08 Nov	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Los Angeles FC
#26	Position	#21
44	Points	47
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
50	Scored	52
57	Conceded	40
-7	GD	+12
1.29	PPG	1.38
32%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

84% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

84% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Los Angeles FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Jesus Murillo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
11' Magnificent from Javier Hernandez! That is 57 goals in 356 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
16' Tristan Blackmon has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 304 appearances.
20' Poor challenge from Jorge Villafana. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' Marco Farfan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
40' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Saldana.
44' Javier Hernandez is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
46' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Jose Cifuentes by Kwadwo Opoku on 46 minute.
51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
54' The supporters are chanting for Carlos Harvey. He replaces Adam Saldana on 54 minute.
55' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Carlos Harvey is hanging Adam Saldana on the field on 55 minute.
60' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
62' What composure from Diego Rossi! The Uruguay international strokes it home. 1-1.
63' Diego Rossi adds to his 3 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
63' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Samuel Grandsir exits the field as Sacha Kljestan enters on 63.
68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
70' Kim Moonhwan gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Eddie Segura and will look to change the dynamic.
75' The crowd applauds Sebastian Lletget as he leaves the pitch. Efrain Alvarez steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
79' Jonathan dos Santos is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jonathan dos Santos.
80' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Latif Blessing is replaced by Francisco Ginella on 80 minute.
81' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Latif Blessing by Francisco Ginella on 81 minute.
82' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Tristan Blackmon will be fuming at that decision.
83' Carlos Harvey has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Julian Araujo on 90 minutes.
2-1 the final result. Los Angeles FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
14
Javier Hernandez
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Sacha Kljestan 63'
8
Jonathan dos Santos
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Efrain Alvarez 75'
5
Daniel Steres
29
Ethan Zubak ↓ Cameron Dunbar 63'
2
Julian Araujo
43
Adam Saldana ↓ Carlos Harvey 55'
19
Jorge Villafana

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Marco Farfan 46'
13
Corey Baird ↓ Daniel Musovski 70'
20
Eduard Atuesta
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Francisco Ginella 80'
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
27
Tristan Blackmon
4
Eddie Segura ↓ Kim Moonhwan 70'
23
Pablo Sisniega
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Kwadwo Opoku 46'
94
Jesus Murillo

Bench

32
Marco Farfan ↑ 46'
2
Jordan Harvey
33
Kim Moonhwan ↑ 70'
44
Raheem Edwards
8
Francisco Ginella ↑ 80'
16
Daniel Musovski ↑ 70'
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↑ 46'
30
Tomas Romero
24
Alvaro Quezada

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	13
Carlos Vela	10
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	8
Diego Rossi	6
Cristian Arango	5
Dejan Joveljic	5
Sebastian Lletget	4
Cristian Pavon	4

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2021-04-18 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2020-11-08 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.61 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Los Angeles FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy45% Draw25% Los Angeles FC30%

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 Los Angeles FC

55%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Los Angeles FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy30% Draw44% Los Angeles FC26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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