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Major League Soccer10/18/2026, 02:30 AM

LA Galaxy – San Diego2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

LA Galaxy
1.72
Total xG
3.21
San Diego
1.49
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorLA GalaxySan Diego
High-scoring league (3.3 goals/match)+0.76+0.76
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.2 goals/match)+0.24
Rising form (2.2 vs 1.4 season average)+0.24
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.8 goals/match)+0.01
Marcus Ingvartsen on the bench (12 goals, 3 assists)
Jeppe Tverskov  on the bench (0 goals, 3 assists)
11% of goal output missing (only 81% available)
Strong home record (1.7 vs 1.4 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Form: LA Galaxy won 3 of their last 5 matches, while San Diego remain winless in their last 5 matches
  • Home/Away: LA Galaxy scored 1.33 goals per match at home, San Diego conceded 1.93 goals per match away
  • Table: LA Galaxy are 8th in the league with 39 points, San Diego are 13th with 33 points

Risks

  • Head-to-head: San Diego won all 3 previous meetings against LA Galaxy
  • Match interval: LA Galaxy enter the match with 3 days since their last match

All probabilities

Result
LA Galaxy42%
Draw26%
San Diego32%
Double chance
LA Galaxy or draw68%
San Diego or draw58%
No draw74%
Goals
Over 1.584%
Under 1.516%
Over 2.562%
Under 2.538%
Over 3.540%
Under 3.560%
Both teams score
Yes65%
No35%

Most likely scores

1:1
12%
2:1
9%
1:2
8%
2:2
7%
2:0
6%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. San Diego: 6 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. LA Galaxy with João Klauss starting: 1.7 goals/game, without him: 1.1 (10/17 games, last 30)

Lineups

LA Galaxy 4-2-3-1 · San Diego 4-3-3

LA Galaxy
  • 12 J. Marcinkowski
  • 26 H. Miller
  • 25 C. Garcés Torres
  • 15 J. Haak
  • 14 J. Nelson
  • 17 P. Ruíz
  • 6 S. Roberto Carnicer
  • 21 R. Taylor
  • 18 M. Reus
  • 27 E. Thommy
  • 99 J. De Mello
San Diego
  • 13 P. Sisniega Fink
  • 33 O. Verhoeven
  • 97 C. Mcvey
  • 26 M. Duah
  • 5 K. Sargeant
  • 70 A. Alvarado Jr.
  • 20 A. Godoy
  • 12 G. Cordeiro Pirani
  • 10 A. Dreyer
  • 94 C. Bakambu
  • 99 M. Achouri
Substitutes
  • 1 N. Mićović
  • 3 J. Aude
  • 4 M. Yoshida
  • 5 J. Glesnes
  • 8 L. Sanabria Magolé
  • 22 E. Wynder
  • 28 J. Paintsil
  • 76 T.Elgersma
  • 2 L. Calegari
  • 8 O. Valakari
  • 1 C. Dos Santos
  • 6 J. Tverskov
  • 7 M. Ingvartsen
  • 14 B. Zamblé
  • 25 I. Pilcher
  • 90 A. Pellegrino
  • 3 D. Þór­halls­son
  • 36 D. Mimbang Nyangono

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