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

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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

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New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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 history

20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and New York City FC launch into their encounter with Los Angeles FC.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
10' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Alexander Callens, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' 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.
35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' A goal from the Romania international Alexandru Mitrita! He fires home on 39 to make it 1-0!
41' Poor challenge from Diego Rossi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' The Mexico Carlos Vela breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 1-1!
46' Adama Diomande gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Christian Ramirez and will look to change the dynamic.
49' The whistle greets Ebenezer Ofori as he departs to be replaced by Ben Sweat.
54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Ben Sweat is booked for New York City FC — Yellow card on 55.
60' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
62' Alexander Ring doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
64' New York City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
69' New York City FC have won 454 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
72' Los Angeles FC make a change. Diego Rossi trudges off to be replaced by Adrien Perez on 72 minutes.
73' The referee has no hesitation. Carlos Vela is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 73.
76' The Mexico Carlos Vela breaks the deadlock on 76 minutes. 2-2!
79' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Valentin Castellanos by Jon Lewis on 79 minute.
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' Maxime Chanot is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
90' It’s a booking for New York City FC player. Alexandru Mitrita gets a Yellow card.
The points are shared — New York City FC 2-2 Los Angeles FC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Carlos Vela C
6
Danilo Silva
20
Eduard Atuesta
21
Christian Ramirez ↓ Adama Diomande 46'
2
Jordan Harvey
25
Walker Zimmerman
1
Tyler Miller
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Adrien Perez 72'
7
Latif Blessing
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
4
Eddie Segura

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	3
Sebastien Ibeagha	1
Ryan Hollingshead	1
David Villa	1
Carlos Vela	1
Ismael Tajouri	1
Sebastien Ibeagha	1
David Villa	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.57 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.48 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: New York City FC or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC40% Draw26% Los Angeles FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

60%

New York City FC or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC29% Draw44% Los Angeles FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.8%

1 – 0

6.6%

0 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

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%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

Los Angeles FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet