Los Angeles Galaxy vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Adam Wienckowski
- Referee David Gantar
- Referee Thomas Zablocki
- Referee Joe Dickerson
- Referee Jorge Gonzalez
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Philadelphia Union | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Apr | Portland Timbers | H | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Mar | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 09 Mar | FC Dallas | A | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Mar | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Apr | FC Dallas | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Mar | FC Cincinnati | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Mar | Columbus Crew SC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Mar | Sporting Kansas City | A | 0–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Philadelphia Union | |
|---|---|---|
| #27 | Position | #13 |
| 22 | Points | 16 |
| 19 | Played | 18 |
| 5 / 7 / 7 | W / D / L | 4 / 4 / 10 |
| 24 | Scored | 25 |
| 29 | Conceded | 33 |
| -5 | GD | -8 |
| 1.16 | PPG | 0.89 |
| 26% | Win % | 22% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
Philadelphia Union this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/5
31-45
3/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
| Klauss | 5 G |
Philadelphia Union
| Milan Iloski | 8 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Philadelphia Union does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Fafa Picault needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Kai Wagner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 23' Fafa Picault is replacing Marco Fabian for the Philadelphia Union side.
- 27' The Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-0!
- 32' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
- 36' Zlatan Ibrahimovic with the second goal in the match!
- 41' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kai Wagner.
- 47' Auston Trusty was booked on 47.
- 52' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 57' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Lletget.
- 65' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Rolf Feltscher by Julian Araujo on 65 minute.
- 69' Ilsinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ray Gaddis at the 69 minute mark.
- 74' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 75' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Uriel Antuna by Ema Boateng on 75 minute.
- 76' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Red card on 76.
- 78' A tactical swap from Philadelphia Union — Mark McKenzie on, Brenden Aaronson off on 78 minutes.
- 83' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 88' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 90' Juninho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Romain Alessandrini at the 90 minute mark.
- The final score is 2-0.
Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
-
18
Uriel Antuna ↓ Ema Boateng 75'
-
25
Rolf Feltscher ↓ Julian Araujo 65'
- 9
- 16
- 8
- 17
-
7
Romain Alessandrini ↓ Juninho 90'
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 14
Bench
- 12
- 6
- 4
-
24
Ema Boateng ↑ 75'
-
19
Juninho ↑ 90'
- 28
-
22
Julian Araujo ↑ 65'
Coach
Guillermo Schelotto
Philadelphia Union Lineups
Starting XI
- 35
-
10
Marco Fabian ↓ Fafa Picault 23'
- 27
- 18
- 26
- 3
- 6
- 11
-
28
Ray Gaddis ↓ Ilsinho 69'
- 19
- 22
Bench
- 2
- 7
-
9
Fafa Picault ↑ 23'
-
25
Ilsinho ↑ 69'
-
4
Mark McKenzie ↑ 78'
- 15
- 1
Coach
Jim Curtin
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 3 |
| Tai Baribo | 2 |
| Ola Kamara | 1 |
| Riqui Puig | 1 |
| Mickael Ciani | 1 |
| Tyler Boyd | 1 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 1 |
| Ola Kamara | 1 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2019-04-14
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–0
Philadelphia Union
W
2019-04-06
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2019-04-01
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–1
Portland Timbers
W
2019-03-17
Los Angeles Galaxy
3–2
Minnesota United FC
W
2019-03-09
FC Dallas
2–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2019-03-03
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–1
Chicago Fire FC
W
Philadelphia Union Form
2019-04-14
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–0
Philadelphia Union
L
2019-04-06
Philadelphia Union
2–1
FC Dallas
W
2019-03-30
FC Cincinnati
0–2
Philadelphia Union
W
2019-03-23
Philadelphia Union
3–0
Columbus Crew SC
W
2019-03-17
Atlanta United FC
1–1
Philadelphia Union
D
2019-03-10
Sporting Kansas City
2–0
Philadelphia Union
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.89
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99
Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for:
Los Angeles Galaxy to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 78% |
|
22% |
| ± 2.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 17% |
|
83% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
81%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
42%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Philadelphia Union
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.1%
4 – 1
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | Philadelphia Union covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 66% |
| -1.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| -1 | 34% | 23% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 12% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

