Los Angeles Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

Mon 8 Jul 2024 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

John Nelson 20' Y

Riqui Puig 22' Y

Y 89' Sang-bin Jeong

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

2024-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC 2024-05-16 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-06-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	2–1	W
05 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–2	L
30 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–0	W
23 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	1–0	W
20 Jun	New York City FC	H	2–0	W
16 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–2	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
04 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–3	L
30 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
23 Jun	Austin FC	H	0–1	L
20 Jun	FC Dallas	A	3–5	L
16 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L

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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kelvin Yeboah scoring 1 goals.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 278 games and scored 478 goals.
20' Los Angeles Galaxy player sees a card in front of him.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Riqui Puig is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — card on 22.
25' Magnificent from Gabriel Pec! That is 36 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
30' Joseph Paintsil has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace D.J. Taylor by Caden Clark on 45 minute.
46' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Dejan Joveljic is withdrawn and Miguel Berry gets his opportunity.
51' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Sang-bin Jeong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
56' Carlos Harvey has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
61' The whistle greets Alejandro Bran as he departs to be replaced by Teemu Pukki.
66' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Diego Fagundez is replaced by Edwin Cerrillo.
71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miki Yamane made 418 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' The deadlock is broken! Teemu Pukki gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
76' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Hassani Dotson has done his job and it is now time for Carlos Harvey to step up.
77' Franco Fragapane gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Bongokuhle Hlongwane and will look to change the dynamic.
79' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. John Nelson is replaced by Mauricio Cuevas on 79 minute.
84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
89' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a card on 89.
90' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gabriel Pec on 90.
90' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Riqui Puig is replaced by Carlos Garces on 90 minute.
With this win, Los Angeles Galaxy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Eriq Zavaleta
20
Edwin Cerrillo ↑ 66'
35
Novak Micovic
27
Miguel Berry ↑ 46'
24
Jalen Neal
25
Carlos Garces ↑ 90'
19
Mauricio Cuevas ↑ 79'
21
Tucker Lepley

Coach Greg Vanney

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Robin Lod
15
Michael Boxall
31
Hassani Dotson ↓ Carlos Harvey 76'
27
D.J. Taylor ↓ Caden Clark 45'
8
Joseph Rosales
30
Alec Smir
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Franco Fragapane 77'
4
Miguel Tapias
11
Sang-bin Jeong
2
Devin Padelford
25
Alejandro Bran ↓ Teemu Pukki 61'

Bench

Coach Eric Ramsay

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
Javier Hernandez	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2024-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2024-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2024-06-30 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-06-23 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 New York City FC W 2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Minnesota United FC Form

2024-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2024-07-04 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-06-30 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2024-06-23 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC L 2024-06-20 FC Dallas 5–3 Minnesota United FC L 2024-06-16 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.51 Minnesota United FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy53% Draw22% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

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

75%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

47%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw40% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	20%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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