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 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Penso
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Felisha Mariscal
- Referee Ismir Pekmic
- Referee Ricardo Salazar
5 games this season
🟨 2.2/game
⚽ 10.2 goals/game
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
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #24 | Position | #8 |
| 20 | Points | 19 |
| 15 | Played | 15 |
| 5 / 5 / 5 | W / D / L | 5 / 4 / 6 |
| 22 | Scored | 25 |
| 22 | Conceded | 21 |
| +0 | GD | +4 |
| 1.33 | PPG | 1.27 |
| 33% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
20%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 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
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles Galaxy launch into their encounter with New York City FC.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giancarlo Gonzalez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' New York City FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 25' Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
- 30' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 44' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Heber makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 46' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Ema Boateng comes on to replace Diedie Traore.
- 51' GOAL! Maxi Moralez fires home to make it 0-2!
- 56' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 65' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Ismael Tajouri exits the field as Alexandru Mitrita enters on 65.
- 70' Uriel Antuna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 71' The whistle greets Uriel Antuna as he departs to be replaced by Chris Pontius.
- 74' New York City FC ring the changes. Ronald Matarrita has done his job and it is now time for Sebastien Ibeagha to step up.
- 76' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Maxi Moralez departs to be replaced by Keaton Parks.
- 79' Servando Carrasco catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
- 82' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emil Cuello is hanging Servando Carrasco on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' Zlatan Ibrahimovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Corona.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Los Angeles Galaxy and New York City FC (для сухой ничьи).
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
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
1 / 4
1.06
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: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
52%
Draw or New York City FC
75%
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
9.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
5.3%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | New York City FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -1.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -1 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -0.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 23% | 28% |
| +1.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
| +2 | 72% | 16% | 12% |
| +2.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
35%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

