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Major League Soccer10/26/2026, 01:00 AM

Los Angeles FC – LA Galaxy2 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Los Angeles FC
2.15
Total xG
3.26
LA Galaxy
1.11
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.

FactorLos Angeles FCLA Galaxy
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.74+0.74
Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.8 league avg)−0.65
5 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.4 goals/match)+0.29
Rising form (2.4 vs 1.4 season average)+0.29
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.09
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Key factors

  • Home/Away: Los Angeles FC scores 1.93 goals per home game in the league this season, LA Galaxy concedes 2.13 per away game
  • Table: Los Angeles FC is in 6th place with 46 points in the league this season, LA Galaxy is 9th with 40 points

Risks

  • Form: LA Galaxy won 3 of their last 5 matches, while Los Angeles FC won 1 match in that period

All probabilities

Result
Los Angeles FC60%
Draw23%
LA Galaxy18%
Double chance
Los Angeles FC or draw82%
LA Galaxy or draw40%
No draw77%
Goals
Over 1.585%
Under 1.515%
Over 2.563%
Under 2.537%
Over 3.541%
Under 3.559%
Both teams score
Yes61%
No39%

xG score

2:1
From xG 2.15 : 1.11, rounded up only from .910% probability

Other likely scores

1:1
10%
2:0
9%
3:1
7%
3:0
6%
2:2
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. LA Galaxy with João Klauss starting: 1.8 goals/game, without him: 1.1 (10/17 games, last 30)
  2. Los Angeles FC: dropped a lead in 3 of 5 games (6 points lost)

Lineups

Los Angeles FC 4-2-3-1 · LA Galaxy 4-2-3-1

Los Angeles FC
  • 1 H. Lloris
  • 14 S. Palencia Hurtado
  • 5 R. Porteous
  • 33 A. Long
  • 23 Y. Cheberko
  • 8 M. Delgado
  • 6 I. Lima
  • 81 L. Walta
  • 7 H. Son
  • 9 A. Sieb
  • 99 D. Bouanga
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
  • 27 E. Thommy
  • 28 J. Paintsil
  • 99 J. De Mello
Substitutes
  • 66 M. Choiniere
  • 4 E. Segura Martínez
  • 12 T. Hasal
  • 19 T. Boyd
  • 24 R. Hollingshead
  • 91 Nkosi Tafari
  • 18 J. Shaffelburg
  • 17 J. Ebobisse
  • 20 S. Vasquez Cabrera
  • 1 N. Mićović
  • 3 J. Aude
  • 4 M. Yoshida
  • 5 J. Glesnes
  • 8 L. Sanabria Magolé
  • 18 M. Reus
  • 22 E. Wynder
  • 76 T.Elgersma
  • 2 L. Calegari

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