Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.
- Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee Victor Rivas
- Referee Thomas Zablocki
- Referee Kevin Stott
- Referee Edvin Jurisevic
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 25 Apr New York Red Bulls H 3–2 W 18 Apr Internacional CF Miami A 3–2 W 08 Nov Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L 05 Nov Seattle Sounders FC H 1–1 D 02 Nov Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W 29 Oct Portland Timbers A 2–5 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 L 18 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L 21 Nov Columbus Crew SC A 2–3 L 08 Nov Toronto FC H 2–1 W 02 Nov New York City FC A 2–5 L 28 Oct New England Revolution H 1–0 W Season Stats
Los Angeles Galaxy New York Red Bulls #24 Position #5 20 Points 22 15 Played 15 5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5 22 Scored 25 22 Conceded 32 +0 GD -7 1.33 PPG 1.47 33% Win % 40% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this seasonLos Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy0-151/116-302/–31-454/546-602/261-75–/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNew York Red Bulls0-155/116-301/131-453/546-603/561-751/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Dignity Health Sports Park that hosts another battle between Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls.
- 5' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 9' Goal! Javier Hernandez scores his 57 goal in 341 matches.
- 14' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 24' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 26' Andrew Gutman does the damage! The net is bulging and New York Red Bulls surge ahead!
- 31' New York Red Bulls have won 418 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
- 41' Javier Hernandez adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
- 46' Dru Yearwood gets the nod from New York Red Bulls. He replaces Sean Nealis and will look to change the dynamic.
- 51' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 60' Javier Hernandez adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
- 61' Daniel Royer is replacing Fabio for the New York Red Bulls side.
- 63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Casseres Jr. makes no mistake. 3-2!
- 63' Controversy at the stadium! Samuel Grandsir argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 67' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Adam Saldana trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Harvey on 67 minutes.
- 71' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Victor Vazquez exits the field as Sacha Kljestan enters on 71.
- 73' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Jonathan dos Santos by Efrain Alvarez on 73 minute.
- 78' Samuel Grandsir makes way for Oniel Fisher at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
- 83' Carlos Miguel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 86' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Frankie Amaya comes on to replace Andrew Gutman.
- 87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Caden Clark.
- 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Efrain Alvarez on 90 minutes.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York Red Bulls.
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Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
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- 14
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11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Oniel Fisher 78'
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- 5
- 29
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Victor Vazquez ↓ Sacha Kljestan 71'
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- 20
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43
Adam Saldana ↓ Carlos Harvey 67'
- 19
Bench
- 33
- 21
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91
Oniel Fisher ↑ 78'
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16
Sacha Kljestan ↑ 71'
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27
Carlos Harvey ↑ 67'
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26
Efrain Alvarez ↑ 73'
- 56
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25
Cameron Dunbar ↑ 78'
- 24
Coach Greg VanneyNew York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 33
- 27
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42
Brian White ↓ Cameron Harper 61'
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22
Florian Valot ↓ Kyle Duncan 46'
- 13
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15
Sean Nealis ↓ Dru Yearwood 46'
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Andrew Gutman ↓ Frankie Amaya 86'
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Fabio ↓ Daniel Royer 61'
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Bench
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16
Dru Yearwood ↑ 46'
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77
Daniel Royer ↑ 61'
- 18
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6
Kyle Duncan ↑ 46'
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Frankie Amaya ↑ 86'
- 74
- 47
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17
Cameron Harper ↑ 61'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Javier Hernandez 3 Maxim Choupo-Moting 2 Emil Forsberg 2 Giovani dos Santos 1 Cristian Casseres Jr. 1 Ola Kamara 1 Andrew Gutman 1 Kaku 1 Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls W 2021-04-18 Internacional CF Miami 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-11-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-11-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-29 Portland Timbers 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy LNew York Red Bulls Form
2021-04-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 New York Red Bulls L 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-11-21 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 New York Red Bulls L 2020-11-08 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Toronto FC W 2020-11-02 New York City FC 5–2 New York Red Bulls L 2020-10-28 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New England Revolution W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.46 Los Angeles Galaxy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.8 New York Red Bulls xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 76%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.26Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 92% 8% ± 2.5 78% 22% ± 3.5 60% 40% ± 4.5 42% 58% Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw 74%Draw or New York Red Bulls 48%Los Angeles Galaxy or New York Red Bulls 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 1 7.5%1 – 1 7%2 – 2 6.6%3 – 1 6.1%1 – 2 5.6%3 – 2 Actual2 – 0 4.4%2 – 3 4%4 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.5%4 – 2 3.4%1 – 3 3.3%Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push New York Red Bulls covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 15% 67% -1.5 33% — 67% -1 33% 19% 48% -0.5 52% — 48% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 14% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 8% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet 17% ✓New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.