Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York City FC — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Felisha Mariscal
- Referee Ismir Pekmic
- Referee Ricardo Salazar
7 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 10.7 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | New York City FC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 08 May | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 04 May | New York Red Bulls | A | 2–3 | L |
| 29 Apr | Real Salt Lake | H | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Apr | Minnesota United FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Apr | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–0 | W |
| 04 May | Montreal Impact FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 27 Apr | Orlando City SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 24 Apr | Chicago Fire FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Apr | D.C. United SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 13 Apr | Minnesota United FC | A | 3–3 | D |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles Galaxy | New York City FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #23 | Position | #8 |
| 36 | Points | 33 |
| 28 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 9 / 10 | W / D / L | 8 / 9 / 10 |
| 37 | Scored | 41 |
| 44 | Conceded | 36 |
| -7 | GD | +5 |
| 1.29 | PPG | 1.22 |
| 32% | Win % | 30% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
19%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
6/9
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/5
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Marco Reus | 7 G | 7 A |
| Klauss | 7 G | |
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 15 G | 4 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 5 G | 5 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Los Angeles Galaxy is hosting New York City FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Diedie Traore has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
- 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Servando Carrasco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
- 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 25' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Heber makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 46' Ema Boateng gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Diedie Traore and will look to change the dynamic.
- 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maxi Moralez makes it 0-2.
- 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giancarlo Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 61' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 484 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 65' New York City FC make a change. Ismael Tajouri trudges off to be replaced by Alexandru Mitrita on 65 minutes.
- 70' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
- 71' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Uriel Antuna has done his job and it is now time for Chris Pontius to step up.
- 74' Sebastien Ibeagha gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Ronald Matarrita and will look to change the dynamic.
- 76' Keaton Parks gets the nod from New York City FC. He replaces Maxi Moralez and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' Servando Carrasco is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
- 82' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Servando Carrasco exits the field as Emil Cuello enters on 82.
- 87' Zlatan Ibrahimovic is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
- 90' Poor challenge from Joe Corona. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- Los Angeles Galaxy will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
-
18
Uriel Antuna ↓ Chris Pontius 71'
- 21
- 9
- 17
- 1
-
6
Servando Carrasco ↓ Emil Cuello 82'
- 5
- 3
- 22
- 14
-
15
Diedie Traore ↓ Ema Boateng 46'
Bench
- 16
-
12
Chris Pontius ↑ 71'
- 4
-
24
Ema Boateng ↑ 46'
- 19
- 28
-
27
Emil Cuello ↑ 82'
Coach
Guillermo Schelotto
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 22
- 29
-
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Keaton Parks 76'
- 4
- 8
- 6
- 1
- 16
- 15
- 9
Bench
- 14
- 11
- 41
- 19
-
33
Sebastien Ibeagha ↑ 74'
-
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↑ 65'
-
55
Keaton Parks ↑ 76'
Coach
Domenec Torrent
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Javier Hernandez | 1 |
| Diego Fagundez | 1 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 1 |
| Anton Tinnerholm | 1 |
| David Villa | 1 |
| Jonathan dos Santos | 1 |
| Jonathan dos Santos | 1 |
| Anton Tinnerholm | 1 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2019-05-11
Los Angeles Galaxy
0–2
New York City FC
L
2019-05-08
Columbus Crew SC
3–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2019-05-04
New York Red Bulls
3–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2019-04-29
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–1
Real Salt Lake
W
2019-04-25
Minnesota United FC
0–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2019-04-20
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–1
Houston Dynamo
W
New York City FC Form
2019-05-11
Los Angeles Galaxy
0–2
New York City FC
W
2019-05-04
Montreal Impact FC
0–2
New York City FC
W
2019-04-27
New York City FC
1–1
Orlando City SC
D
2019-04-24
New York City FC
1–0
Chicago Fire FC
W
2019-04-21
D.C. United SC
0–2
New York City FC
W
2019-04-13
Minnesota United FC
3–3
New York City FC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.98
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69
New York City FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
50%
Draw or New York City FC
77%
Los Angeles Galaxy or New York City FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: New York City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
3.2%
2 – 3
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 13% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| +1 | 47% | 23% | 29% |
| +1.5 | 71% | — | 29% |
| +2 | 71% | 16% | 13% |
| +2.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.