Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Los Angeles Galaxy
3 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 9 Jul 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park 21,269 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tyler Boyd 15' 1–0
1–1 36' Mikkel Uhre
Olivier Mbaizo og 45' 2–1
Riqui Puig 76' 3–1
Y 5' Jose Martinez
Y 37' Alejandro Bedoya
Preston Judd 45' Y
Douglas Costa 68' Y
Dejan Joveljic 70' Y
Y 89' Daniel Gazdag

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 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

3
1
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-04-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
05 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
02 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
25 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D
22 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 2–2 D
11 Jun St. Louis City A 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–3 L
02 Jul Atlanta United FC A 0–2 L
24 Jun Internacional CF Miami H 4–1 W
21 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–2 D
11 Jun San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
03 Jun Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Philadelphia Union
#23 Position #6
36 Points 39
28 Played 27
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 6 / 10
37 Scored 54
44 Conceded 44
-7 GD +10
1.29 PPG 1.44
32% Win % 41%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Dignity Health Sports Park that hosts another battle between Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Jose Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 5.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' What a strike from Tyler Boyd! The score is 1-0.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Bendik, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 36' What a moment for Mikkel Uhre! That strike on 36 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 42' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 45' A goal from the Cameroon international Olivier Mbaizo! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-2!
  • 45' Preston Judd has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' Philadelphia Union have won 505 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Matt Real is replaced by Nathan Harriel on 59 minute.
  • 62' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Preston Judd has done his job and it is now time for Dejan Joveljic to step up.
  • 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Douglas Costa is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
  • 69' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Leon Flach departs to be replaced by Jack McGlynn.
  • 70' A moment of madness from Dejan Joveljic on 70 minutes earns him a card. Los Angeles Galaxy will be frustrated.
  • 75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 76' GOAL! Riqui Puig fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 77' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Tyler Boyd by Daniel Aguirre on 77 minute.
  • 82' Jack Elliott is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Philadelphia Union tonight.
  • 87' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Gazdag.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3
Tai Baribo 2
Diego Fagundez 1
C.J. Sapong 1
Mauricio Cuevas 1
Mikkel Uhre 1
Ola Kamara 1
Riqui Puig 1

Head to Head

2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-04-14 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-11 St. Louis City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Philadelphia Union Form

2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-07-02 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-06-24 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Internacional CF Miami W 2023-06-21 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2023-06-11 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-06-03 Philadelphia Union 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.06 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy54% Draw22% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
77%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
46%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Philadelphia Union
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw40% Philadelphia Union22%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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