Los Angeles Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 3

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sun 16 Apr 2023 · 20:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 22' Carlos Vela

Tyler Boyd 41' 1–1

1–2 68' Carlos Vela pen

1–3 70' Ryan Hollingshead

Marky Delgado 84' 2–3

Y 19' Kellyn Acosta

Y 60' Diego Palacios

Y 63' Jose Cifuentes

Julian Aude 73' Y

Riqui Puig 90' Y

Y 90' Sergi Palencia

Dejan Joveljic 90' Y

Overview

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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

2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-07-09 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-10-04 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–3	L
09 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–3	L
01 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
25 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
19 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
12 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–0	D

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–2	W
08 Apr	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
02 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
26 Mar	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
18 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
13 Mar	New England Revolution	H	4–0	W

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC get this one started.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a 4-1-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 4-3-3 shape.
10' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John McCarthy made 305 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' Kellyn Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
22' Los Angeles FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Carlos Vela on 22.
27' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' named a 4-1-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' The 38-year-old Javier Hernandez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
41' Against the run of play, Tyler Boyd has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' Los Angeles FC have won 599 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
56' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
58' Sega Coulibaly has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Mavinga on 58 minute.
60' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Diego Palacios.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Jose Cifuentes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' Carlos Vela has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
70' Goal! Ryan Hollingshead scores his 30 goal in 300 matches.
71' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Aguirre is hanging Tyler Boyd on the field on 71 minute.
72' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Raheem Edwards is withdrawn and Julian Aude gets his opportunity.
73' Julian Aude is having his name booked by the referee on 73.
78' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Kwadwo Opoku exits the field as Mateusz Bogusz enters on 78.
83' Dejan Joveljic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
84' Marky Delgado adds to his 1 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
85' What a strike from Marky Delgado! The score is 3-3.
89' The supporters are chanting for Sergi Palencia. He replaces Jose Cifuentes on 89 minute.
90' Marky Delgado makes way for Efrain Alvarez at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
90' Poor challenge from Riqui Puig. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

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

2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC W 2023-04-08 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-26 Los Angeles FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-13 Los Angeles FC 4–0 New England Revolution W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.34 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy28% Draw26% Los Angeles FC46%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

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

54%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

72%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy23% Draw43% Los Angeles FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 2

0 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 3

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 0

0 – 3

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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