New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Citi Field.
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Nashville SC A 1–2 L 16 May New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D 13 May Charlotte FC A 1–0 W 10 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–0 W 03 May D.C. United SC H 0–2 L 25 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W 18 May Nashville SC A 2–3 L 14 May St. Louis City A 1–2 L 11 May Houston Dynamo H 1–4 L 03 May San Diego FC A 2–2 D 25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W Season Stats
New York City FC Los Angeles FC #8 Position #20 19 Points 24 15 Played 15 5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5 25 Scored 24 21 Conceded 17 +4 GD +7 1.27 PPG 1.60 33% Win % 47% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this seasonNew York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededLos Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlos Vela 3 Carlos Vela 1 Ismael Tajouri 1 Sebastien Ibeagha 1 David Villa 1 Alexander Ring 1 Alexandru Mitrita 1 Corey Baird 1 Head to Head
New York City FC Form
Los Angeles FC Form
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Predictions
1.53 New York City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Los Angeles FC xGI would bet for: New York City FC or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%Match Result
Both Teams to Score
Avg goals/match: 2.88Over / Under Goals
Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 54% 46% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw 70%Draw or Los Angeles FC 57%New York City FC or Los Angeles FC 73%Half-Time Result
Correct Score
1 – 1 12.5%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 7.5%0 – 0 7.5%0 – 1 6.7%2 – 0 6.5%2 – 2 5.8%0 – 2 5%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 3 3.4%3 – 0 3.3%Asian Handicap — New York City FC
Handicap New York City FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 20% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 68% — 32% +1 68% 17% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet 27%Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 22%Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.