Thursday , 2 July 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
9 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
#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)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
20% Clean Sheets
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' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
  • 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
Diego Fagundez 1
Dejan Joveljic 1
Anton Tinnerholm 1
David Villa 1
Jonathan dos Santos 1
Jonathan dos Santos 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
1.44 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or New York City FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy41% Draw27% New York City FC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

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
69%
Draw or New York City FC
59%
Los Angeles Galaxy or New York City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw46% New York City FC25%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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