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

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 3

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Billy Sharp 16' 1–0

1–1 19' Teemu Pukki

1–2 41' Bongokuhle Hlongwane

1–3 45+5' Bongokuhle Hlongwane

Billy Sharp 63' 2–3

Billy Sharp 71' 3–3

Diego Fagundez 82' 4–3

Y 27' Miguel Tapias

Y 28' Jan Gregus

Y 29' Michael Boxall

Y 54' Ethan Bristow

Tyler Boyd 55' Y

Billy Sharp 67' Y

YR 74' Ethan Bristow

Marky Delgado 81' Y

Y 89' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

Raheem Edwards 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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 3.8 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-06-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-05-19 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-11-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Minnesota United FC 2021-09-19 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–3	W
17 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L
11 Sep	St. Louis City	H	2–2	D
03 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D
31 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–2	W
27 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	3–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–4	L
17 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–1	L
10 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
27 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Minnesota United FC
#27	Position	#25
22	Points	24
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
24	Scored	20
29	Conceded	25
-5	GD	-5
1.16	PPG	1.33
26%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park!
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
16' GOAL! Billy Sharp fires home to make it 1-0!
19' Brilliant from the ! Teemu Pukki makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 19.
24' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Miguel Tapias argues furiously but the card stands.
28' Jan Gregus has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Michael Boxall argues furiously but the card stands.
34' Michael Boxall has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 285 appearances.
36' The crowd applauds Joseph Rosales as he leaves the pitch. Ethan Bristow steps in for Minnesota United FC.
41' Against the run of play, Bongokuhle Hlongwane has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Emanuel Reynoso exits the field as Ismael Tajouri-Shradi enters on 46.
47' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Oriol Rosell is replaced by Diego Fagundez.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bongokuhle Hlongwane makes it 1-3.
54' Ethan Bristow catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 54.
55' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a card for a hard tackle on 55.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
63' Billy Sharp is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
67' That is a card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Billy Sharp will be fuming at that decision.
71' Goal! Billy Sharp scores his 70 goal in 366 matches.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ethan Bristow.
77' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mender Garcia is hanging Teemu Pukki on the field on 77 minute.
81' Marky Delgado picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
82' Sensational shot from Diego Fagundez. Los Angeles Galaxy is back in the lead.
86' Dejan Joveljic gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Billy Sharp and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Daniel Aguirre has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyler Boyd on 87 minute.
89' That is a card for Minnesota United FC. Ismael Tajouri-Shradi will be fuming at that decision.
90' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Raheem Edwards gets a card.
4-3 the final result. Minnesota United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Mender Garcia 77'
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
10
Emanuel Reynoso ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 46'
24
Jan Gregus
31
Hassani Dotson
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor
8
Joseph Rosales ↓ Ethan Bristow 36'
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Sang-bin Jeong 77'
4
Miguel Tapias

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	6
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Billy Sharp	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Robin Lod	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC W 2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-09-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 St. Louis City D 2023-09-03 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2023-08-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-10 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.87 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.63 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy46% Draw24% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

54%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy33% Draw41% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

0 – 0

4.4%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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