Sunday , 16 August 2026

San Diego FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
San Diego FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 3 May 2026 · 01:30 UTC Snapdragon Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcus Ingvartsen 7' 1–0
Marcus Ingvartsen 71' 2–0
2–1 82' Denis Bouanga
2–2 90+14' Ryan Hollingshead
David Vazquez 15' Y
Y 59' Kenneth Nielsen
Ian Pilcher 73' Y
Anibal Godoy 78' Y
Y 90' Denis Bouanga

Overview

Match Preview

San Diego FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Snapdragon Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Filip Dujic (USA)
  • Assistant 1 Felisha Mariscal (USA)
  • Assistant 2
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 13.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

3
1
San Diego FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 San Diego FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2025-09-01 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Diego FC 2025-03-30 San Diego FC 3–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May Los Angeles FC H 2–2 D
26 Apr Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
23 Apr Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
19 Apr Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L
12 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
05 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May San Diego FC A 2–2 D
25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
23 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D
19 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 1–4 L
11 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
05 Apr Orlando City SC H 6–0 W

Season Stats

San Diego FC Los Angeles FC
#28 Position #17
21 Points 34
18 Played 19
5 / 6 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
32 Scored 35
29 Conceded 19
+3 GD +16
1.17 PPG 1.79
28% Win % 53%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

San Diego FC are 28th (21 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

San Diego FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 11 G 2 A
Anders Dreyer 6 G 5 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. San Diego FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 7' Marcus Ingvartsen makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and San Diego FC are in front.
  • 12' San Diego FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 15' San Diego FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 15.
  • 20' San Diego FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 1 goals.
  • 35' Los Angeles FC 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.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His San Diego FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' Jeremy Ebobisse is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both San Diego FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' Los Angeles FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 69' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' GOAL! Marcus Ingvartsen fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 73' San Diego FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Anibal Godoy.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Denis Bouanga has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' San Diego FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Denis Bouanga.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

San Diego FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikey Varas

Los Angeles FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marc Dos Santos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Ingvartsen 2
Anders Dreyer 2
Denis Bouanga 2
Cengiz Under 1
Artem Smoliakov 1
Alexander Mighten 1
Onni Valakari 1
Christopher McVey 1

Head to Head

2026-05-03 San Diego FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC 2025-09-01 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Diego FC 2025-03-30 San Diego FC 3–2 Los Angeles FC

San Diego FC Form

2026-05-03 San Diego FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-04-26 San Diego FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2026-04-23 Houston Dynamo 1–0 San Diego FC L 2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC L 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC L

Los Angeles FC Form

2026-05-03 San Diego FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-04-23 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2026-04-19 Los Angeles FC 1–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2026-04-11 Portland Timbers 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2026-04-05 Los Angeles FC 6–0 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 San Diego FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: San Diego FC or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC36% Draw26% Los Angeles FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

San Diego FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
64%
San Diego FC or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
San Diego FC26% Draw42% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: San Diego FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%

Asian Handicap — San Diego FC

Handicap San Diego FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 19% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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