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

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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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

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 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 18 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
#26	Position	#25
44	Points	44
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
50	Scored	56
57	Conceded	58
-7	GD	-2
1.29	PPG	1.29
32%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Miguel Tapias suffering a number of foals already.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
20' Controversy at the stadium! John Nelson argues furiously but the card stands.
22' It’s gonna be a card for Riqui Puig.
25' Gabriel Pec is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
30' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kelvin Yeboah scoring 2 goals.
35' The 26-year-old Bongokuhle Hlongwane has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
40' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Caden Clark is hanging D.J. Taylor on the field on 45 minute.
46' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Dejan Joveljic trudges off to be replaced by Miguel Berry on 46 minutes.
51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
56' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' Teemu Pukki is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alejandro Bran at the 61 minute mark.
66' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 66 minute. Diego Fagundez leaves to be changed by Edwin Cerrillo.
71' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
73' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Teemu Pukki makes no mistake. 1-1!
76' Carlos Harvey is replacing Hassani Dotson for the Minnesota United FC side.
77' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Bongokuhle Hlongwane exits the field as Franco Fragapane enters on 77.
79' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. John Nelson is replaced by Mauricio Cuevas on 79 minute.
84' Robin Lod has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
89' The referee calls foul for Sang-bin Jeong. He receives a card.
90' The Brazil Gabriel Pec breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-1!
90' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Riqui Puig is replaced by Carlos Garces on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 2-1.

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
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Kelvin Yeboah	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Billy Sharp	3
Sacha Kljestan	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

2.15 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy51% Draw21% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

72%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

49%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw38% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

5.5%

3 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.2%

1 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.6%

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	18%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+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

17% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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