Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Los Angeles Galaxy
1 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Mon 23 Feb 2026 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Victor Rivas
10 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2
1
2
Los Angeles Galaxy 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 New York City FC 2024-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 New York City FC 2022-02-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York City FC 2019-05-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 New York City FC 2018-03-11 New York City FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb New York City FC H 1–1 D
19 Oct Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
12 Oct FC Dallas H 2–1 W
04 Oct FC Dallas A 1–2 L
28 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 4–1 W
21 Sep FC Cincinnati H 2–3 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
18 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
04 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
27 Sep New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
24 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 0–4 L
20 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy New York City FC
#27 Position #5
22 Points 26
19 Played 18
5 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
24 Scored 31
29 Conceded 24
-5 GD +7
1.16 PPG 1.44
26% Win % 39%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Villa 1
Maxi Moralez 1
Heber 1
Javier Hernandez 1
Diego Fagundez 1
Dejan Joveljic 1
Anton Tinnerholm 1
David Villa 1

Head to Head

2026-02-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 New York City FC 2024-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 New York City FC 2022-02-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York City FC 2019-05-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 New York City FC 2018-03-11 New York City FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2026-02-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 New York City FC D 2025-10-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2025-10-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 FC Dallas W 2025-10-04 FC Dallas 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2025-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Cincinnati L

New York City FC Form

2026-02-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 New York City FC D 2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-10-04 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC L 2025-09-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC W 2025-09-24 New York City FC 0–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or New York City FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw28% New York City FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
66%
Draw or New York City FC
62%
Los Angeles Galaxy or New York City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy26% Draw47% New York City FC27%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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