Wednesday , 30 September 2026

New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 17 Mar 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Diego Rossi
Ben Sweat 55' Y
Alexander Callens 64' Y
Y 73' Carlos Vela
Maxime Chanot 88' Y
Alexandru Mitrita 90' Y
Y 90' Mark-Anthony Kaye
James Sands 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Drew Fischer

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

1
2
1
New York City FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-17 New York City FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
10 Mar D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
02 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–2 D
11 Nov Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
05 Nov Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L
31 Oct Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Mar New York City FC A 2–2 D
10 Mar Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
04 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
02 Nov Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
28 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
21 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

New York City FC Los Angeles FC
#8 Position #21
33 Points 41
27 Played 28
8 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
41 Scored 43
36 Conceded 30
+5 GD +13
1.22 PPG 1.46
30% Win % 39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. New York City FC get us underway at .
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronald Matarrita, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' With 2 assists to his name this season, Maxi Moralez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Eduard Atuesta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 39' A goal from the Romania international Alexandru Mitrita! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-0!
  • 41' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 43' What an equalizer from Carlos Vela!
  • 46' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Christian Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Adama Diomande to step up.
  • 49' The supporters are chanting for Ben Sweat. He replaces Ebenezer Ofori on 49 minute.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ben Sweat.
  • 60' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' What a moment for Alexander Ring! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Alexander Callens on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
  • 69' Walker Zimmerman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 26 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' The whistle greets Diego Rossi as he departs to be replaced by Adrien Perez.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Vela argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 76' What an equalizer from Carlos Vela!
  • 79' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Jon Lewis comes on to replace Valentin Castellanos.
  • 84' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jesus Medina is hanging Ronald Matarrita on the field on 84 minute.
  • 88' The referee calls foul for Maxime Chanot. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Alexandru Mitrita was booked on 90.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 3
David Villa 1
Alexander Ring 1
Alexandru Mitrita 1
Corey Baird 1
Jesus Medina 1
Ismael Tajouri 1
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 1

Head to Head

2019-03-17 New York City FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2019-03-17 New York City FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2019-03-10 New York City FC 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2019-03-02 Orlando City SC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-11-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 New York City FC L 2018-11-05 New York City FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union W

Los Angeles FC Form

2019-03-17 New York City FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2019-03-10 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.49 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC40% Draw27% Los Angeles FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
60%
New York City FC or Los Angeles FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC28% Draw45% Los Angeles FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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