Orlando City SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Orlando City SC

2 – 0

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sat 29 Apr 2023 · 23:30 UTC Exploria Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ercan Kara 38' 1–0

Facundo Torres Perez 57' 2–0

Y 37' Julian Aude

Y 61' Gaston Brugman

Y 73' Eriq Zavaleta

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Exploria Stadium.

Orlando City SC 27 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

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

Orlando City SC 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-29 Orlando City SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-03-19 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Orlando City SC 2019-05-24 Orlando City SC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
22 Apr	D.C. United SC	H	1–3	L
16 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
01 Apr	Nashville SC	H	0–2	L
25 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
18 Mar	Charlotte FC	H	1–2	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Apr	Orlando City SC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
16 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	2–3	L
09 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	0–3	L
01 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
25 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Orlando City SC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#7	Position	#23
34	Points	36
27	Played	28
10 / 4 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
48	Scored	37
64	Conceded	44
-16	GD	-7
1.26	PPG	1.29
37%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/3

16-30

8/8

31-45

1/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

7/4

76+

9/11

■ 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)

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	13 G	1 A
Antoine Griezmann	8 G	4 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Exploria Stadium as Orlando City SC face off against Los Angeles Galaxy in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 294 games and scored 449 goals.
15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' Douglas Costa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
30' 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.
35' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
37' Julian Aude picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' What a strike from Ercan Kara! The score is 1-0.
43' Orlando City SC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
48' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Tyler Boyd is replaced by Eriq Zavaleta.
53' named a 4-4-1-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
57' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Facundo Torres Perez makes no mistake. 2-0!
61' Gaston Brugman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
69' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sega Coulibaly is hanging Jalen Neal on the field on 69 minute.
70' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Julian Aude has done his job and it is now time for Raheem Edwards to step up.
73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Eriq Zavaleta.
75' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Preston Judd on, Dejan Joveljic off on 75 minutes.
78' Gaston Gonzalez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Ojeda on 78 minute.
79' Another substitution for Orlando City SC to replace Ivan Angulo by Dagur Dan Thorhallsson on 79 minute.
84' USA international Tyler Boyd has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
86' A change in the Orlando City SC ranks — Ercan Kara exits the field as Ramiro Enrique enters on 86.
90' The Orlando City SC manager makes a substitution. Michael Halliday departs to be replaced by Alex Freeman.
With this win, Orlando City SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

25
Antonio Carlos
11
Martin Ojeda ↓ Gaston Gonzalez 78'
1
Pedro Gallese
16
Wilder Cartagena ↓ Felipe Martins 86'
6
Robin Jansson
24
Kyle Smith
77
Ivan Angulo ↓ Dagur Dan Thorhallsson 79'
9
Ercan Kara ↓ Ramiro Enrique 86'
26
Michael Halliday ↓ Alex Freeman 90'
17
Facundo Torres Perez
5
Cesar Araujo

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

4
Sega Coulibaly ↑ 69'
20
Memo Rodriguez
15
Eriq Zavaleta ↑ 48'
44
Raheem Edwards ↑ 70'
16
Oriol Rosell
7
Efrain Alvarez
35
Novak Micovic
37
Daniel Aguirre ↑ 48'
31
Preston Judd ↑ 75'

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Facundo Torres Perez	3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	3
Mickael Ciani	1
Dom Dwyer	1
Cristian Higuita	1
Jonathan dos Santos	1
Dom Dwyer	1

Head to Head

Orlando City SC Form

2023-04-29 Orlando City SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-04-22 Orlando City SC 1–3 D.C. United SC L 2023-04-16 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2023-04-01 Orlando City SC 0–2 Nashville SC L 2023-03-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City SC W 2023-03-18 Orlando City SC 1–2 Charlotte FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-04-29 Orlando City SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-09 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-25 Portland Timbers 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.77 Orlando City SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.44 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Orlando City SC48% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy28%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

52%

Orlando City SC or Los Angeles Galaxy

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Orlando City SC33% Draw43% Los Angeles Galaxy24%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

7.1%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap	Orlando City SC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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