Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

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

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6
8
Minnesota United FC 18 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#29 Position #23
29 Points 36
27 Played 28
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 10
40 Scored 37
49 Conceded 44
-9 GD -7
1.07 PPG 1.29
26% Win % 32%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Minnesota United FC and Los Angeles Galaxy get this one started.
  • 5' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' What a moment for Hassani Dotson! That strike on 33 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 38' Edwin Cerrillo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Tyler Boyd — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Sensational shot from Teemu Pukki. Minnesota United FC is back in the lead.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Maya Yoshida. He receives a card.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' A goal from the Finland international Teemu Pukki! He fires home on 60 to make it 3-1!
  • 65' The whistle greets Oriol Rosell as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Aguirre.
  • 66' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Diego Fagundez by Mauricio Cuevas on 66 minute.
  • 67' Teemu Pukki makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jonathan Perez made 286 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Jonathan Perez is replacing Raheem Edwards for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
  • 75' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 75 minute. Bakaye Dibassy leaves to be changed by Devin Padelford.
  • 76' Against the run of play, Teemu Pukki has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' A goal from the Serbia international Dejan Joveljic! He fires home on 82 to make it 5-2!
  • 87' Teemu Pukki makes way for Mender Garcia at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 6
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 4
Sebastian Lletget 4
Kelvin Yeboah 4
Emanuel Reynoso 4
Billy Sharp 3
Dejan Joveljic 3
Angelo Rodriguez 2

Head to Head

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

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
4 / 4
2.36 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC50% Draw22% Los Angeles Galaxy28%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
50%
Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC39% Draw37% Los Angeles Galaxy24%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 1
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 0
3.6%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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