Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE QUARTER FINALS

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Mon 21 Oct 2019 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 33' Diego Polenta

Y 44' Giancarlo Gonzalez

Osvaldo Alonso 80' Y

Y 90' Romain Alessandrini

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Adam Wienckowski
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Jeremy Kieso

10 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.6 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

Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-03-17 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2018-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
15 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
06 Oct	Houston Dynamo	A	2–4	L
29 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–4	L
26 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–1	W
22 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–1	W
16 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	7–2	W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#23	Position	#24
22	Points	20
15	Played	15
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
18	Scored	22
22	Conceded	22
-4	GD	+0
1.47	PPG	1.33
40%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Allianz Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Jonathan dos Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 278 games and scored 478 goals.
25' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
30' Diego Polenta has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
33' Diego Polenta is having his name booked by the referee on 33.
38' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
43' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Servando Carrasco has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Giancarlo Gonzalez.
49' It’s high time Guillermo Schelotto made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' Los Angeles Galaxy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Darwin Quintero gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Ethan Finlay and will look to change the dynamic.
65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
67' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Angelo Rodriguez is withdrawn and Mason Toye gets his opportunity.
71' GOAL! Sebastian Lletget fires home to make it 0-1!
73' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Romain Alessandrini is hanging Uriel Antuna on the field on 73 minute.
75' Jonathan dos Santos adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
77' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Robin Lod is withdrawn and Abu Danladi gets his opportunity.
80' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
85' The 35-year-old Jan Gregus has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
87' What a moment for Jan Gregus! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
90' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
90' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Sebastian Lletget by Servando Carrasco on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

18
Uriel Antuna ↓ Romain Alessandrini 73'
21
Giancarlo Gonzalez
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic C
2
Perry Kitchen
8
Jonathan dos Santos
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Servando Carrasco 90'
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
4
David Romney
10
Cristian Pavon
3
Diego Polenta

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	6
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Billy Sharp	3
Robin Lod	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-09-29 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-10-06 Houston Dynamo 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.43 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.56 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC33% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy40%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

67%

Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC26% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

0 – 0

6.8%

1 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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