Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Minnesota United FC

5 – 2

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Hassani Dotson 33' 1–0

1–1 41' Tyler Boyd

Teemu Pukki 45+1' 2–1

Teemu Pukki 60' 3–1

Teemu Pukki 67' 4–1

Teemu Pukki 76' 5–1

5–2 82' Dejan Joveljic

Y 51' Maya Yoshida

Overview

Match Preview

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)

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

2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-06-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Minnesota United FC 2022-05-19 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-11-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–2	W
05 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–5	L
01 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L
21 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–4	L
17 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–1	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–5	L
05 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D
25 Sep	Austin FC	A	3–3	D
21 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–3	W
17 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–4	L

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' Temperatures are rising at Allianz Field as Minnesota United FC face off against Los Angeles Galaxy in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Michael Boxall has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' 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.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 100% of all matches.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Edwin Cerrillo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
33' Brilliant from the ! Hassani Dotson makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 33.
38' England international Jonathan Bond has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' The USA Tyler Boyd breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-1!
46' Against the run of play, Teemu Pukki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
51' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a card for a hard tackle on 51.
56' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's 4-2-3-1 shape.
60' GOAL! Teemu Pukki fires home to make it 3-1!
65' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Oriol Rosell has done his job and it is now time for Daniel Aguirre to step up.
66' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Diego Fagundez exits the field as Mauricio Cuevas enters on 66.
67' The Finland Teemu Pukki breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 4-1!
72' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
73' The crowd applauds Raheem Edwards as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Perez steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
75' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Bakaye Dibassy exits the field as Devin Padelford enters on 75.
76' What a strike from Teemu Pukki! The score is 5-1.
81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Perez suffering a number of foals already.
82' GOAL! Dejan Joveljic scores on 82.
87' Mender Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teemu Pukki at the 87 minute mark.
The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 5-2 Los Angeles Galaxy. Honours even.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Mender Garcia 87'
12
Bakaye Dibassy ↓ Devin Padelford 75'
3
Zarek Valentin
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
10
Emanuel Reynoso ↓ Sang-bin Jeong 87'
24
Jan Gregus ↓ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 75'
31
Hassani Dotson ↓ Franco Fragapane 75'
97
Dayne St. Clair
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane
4
Miguel Tapias

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-10-05 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-10-01 Minnesota United FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-24 Minnesota United FC 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2023-09-25 Austin FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC W 2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.14 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC49% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy28%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

51%

Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC37% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy24%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.8%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	19%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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