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 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#24	Position	#23
20	Points	22
15	Played	15
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
22	Scored	18
22	Conceded	22
+0	GD	-4
1.33	PPG	1.47
33%	Win %	40%

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

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Dignity Health Sports Park will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC.
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
16' GOAL! Billy Sharp scores on 16.
19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Teemu Pukki makes no mistake. 1-1!
24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Miguel Tapias on 27.
28' Jan Gregus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 28.
29' That is a card for Minnesota United FC. Michael Boxall will be fuming at that decision.
34' Ismael Tajouri-Shradi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 286 appearances.
36' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Ethan Bristow on, Joseph Rosales off on 36 minutes.
41' The South Africa forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-2!
46' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Emanuel Reynoso exits the field as Ismael Tajouri-Shradi enters on 46.
47' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Oriol Rosell has done his job and it is now time for Diego Fagundez to step up.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bongokuhle Hlongwane makes it 1-3.
54' Controversy at the stadium! Ethan Bristow argues furiously but the card stands.
55' It’s gonna be a card for Tyler Boyd.
60' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
63' Goal! Billy Sharp scores his 70 goal in 366 matches.
67' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a card in front of him.
71' GOAL! Billy Sharp fires home to make it 3-3!
74' That looks like a foul for a card for Ethan Bristow.
77' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 77 minute. Teemu Pukki leaves to be changed by Mender Garcia.
81' That is a card for Los Angeles Galaxy. Marky Delgado will be fuming at that decision.
82' Magnificent from Diego Fagundez! That is 47 goals in 281 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
86' The crowd applauds Billy Sharp as he leaves the pitch. Dejan Joveljic steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
87' Tyler Boyd makes way for Daniel Aguirre at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Ismael Tajouri-Shradi argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Raheem Edwards catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Sebastian Lletget	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Billy Sharp	3
Romain Alessandrini	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

1.99 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy48% Draw23% Minnesota United FC29%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

71%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

52%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw40% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.5%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

0 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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