Sunday , 18 October 2026

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

MLS · 2026
New York City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 23:30 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Citi Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 30 67
2 Internacional CF Miami 30 55
3 New England Revolution 30 52
4 Chicago Fire FC 30 48
5 Charlotte FC 30 47
6 Philadelphia Union 30 46
7 Orlando City SC 30 41
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 Toronto FC 30 36
10 New York Red Bulls 30 36
11 New York City FC 30 34
12 D.C. United SC 29 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 30 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 30 25
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 55
17 St. Louis City 30 51
18 FC Dallas 30 51
19 San Jose Earthquakes 30 48
20 Houston Dynamo 30 47
21 Los Angeles FC 31 46
22 Seattle Sounders FC 30 42
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 31 40
24 Colorado Rapids SC 30 39
25 Real Salt Lake 30 36
26 San Diego FC 30 34
27 Portland Timbers 30 34
28 Minnesota United FC 30 34
29 Austin FC 30 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 30 22

Head-to-Head

1
3
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New York City FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-10-17 New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2025-03-02 Los Angeles FC 1–0 New York City FC 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC 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 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
14 Oct Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L
10 Oct Chicago Fire FC A 1–2 L
26 Sep Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
18 Sep New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
13 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–0 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct New York City FC A 1–1 D
15 Oct Austin FC H 3–1 W
11 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–1 D
27 Sep FC Dallas A 0–1 L
19 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
13 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–3 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Los Angeles FC
#11 Position #21
34 Points 46
30 Played 31
8 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 9
43 Scored 48
41 Conceded 33
+2 GD +15
1.13 PPG 1.48
27% Win % 39%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
42% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

New York City FC are 11th (34 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
5/6
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/6
76+
2/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/5
46-60
6/5
61-75
6/6
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 17 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' New York City FC have kicked off against Los Angeles FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

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

2026-10-17 New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2025-03-02 Los Angeles FC 1–0 New York City FC 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC 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

2026-10-17 New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2026-10-14 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 New York City FC L 2026-10-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2026-09-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2026-09-18 New York City FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-10-17 New York City FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2026-10-15 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Austin FC W 2026-10-11 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-09-27 FC Dallas 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2026-09-19 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.17 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Los Angeles FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC37% Draw29% Los Angeles FC34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
63%
New York City FC or Los Angeles FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC24% Draw50% Los Angeles FC26%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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