Saturday’s MLS schedule sees Western Conference leaders Los Angeles FC makes a trip to Dignity Health Sports Park to face rivals Los Angeles Galaxy. Kickoff set for 10th April 2022 02:30 EAT.
The hosts are third in the MSL standings with nine points from their first five matches. In their last 6 fixtures, Los Angeles Galaxy have had 10 attempts on goals which gave them an average of number of goals scored per match equal to 1.67. They’ve won three and lost two of their first five games of the season.
Greg Vanney’s men will be looking for a repeat result following a 1-3 MLS success vs Portland Timbers. In that game, Los Angeles Galaxy had 51% possession, 10 shots with 4 of them on target and goals scored by Hernández (9′, 59′). Portland Timbers had 16 shots with 5 of them on target and a goal by Tuiloma (16′ Own goal, 51′).
The visitors have raced to the top of the table with their points tally to 13 from 5matches. Steve Cherundolo’s men are renowned for being pretty good away from home and will want to keep their unbeaten streak. In their previous 6 matches, a tally of 20 goals has been recorded, yielding an average of 4 goals for each meeting and their opponents scoring 9 of this grand total.
Los Angeles FC will be hoping for a similar result following a 2-4 MLS win with the eclipse of Orlando City in their last game. In that game, Los Angeles FC had 39% possession, 11 shots with 4 of them on target and goals scored by Rodríguez (24′), Murillo (38′), Sánchez (51′) and Opoku (93′). Orlando City got 13 shots with 5 on target and goals scored by Pato (36′) and Moutinho (45′).
LA Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC Head to head
These two teams have had 13 head to head encounters since 2018. LA Galaxy has 5 victories while Los Angeles FC has 3 victories and 5 matches ended in stalemates.
- LA Galaxy 1-1 Los Angeles 04/10/21
- Los Angeles 3-3 LA Galaxy 29/08/21
- LA Galaxy 2-1 Los Angeles 09/05/21
- Los Angeles 2-0 LA Galaxy 25/10/20
- LA Galaxy 3-0 Los Angeles 07/09/20
Home
- Portland 1-3 LA Galaxy
- LA Galaxy 0-1 Orlando
- Seattle 3-2 LA Galaxy
- Charlotte 0-1 LA Galaxy
- LA Galaxy 1-0 New York City
Away
- Orlando 2-4 Los Angeles
- Los Angeles 3-1 Vancouver
- Miami 0-2 Los Angeles
- Los Angeles 1-1 Portland
- Los Angeles 3-0 Colorado
Los Angeles Galaxy team news
Greg Vanney will be without the service of Adam Saldaña due to injury.
Los Angeles FC team news
Steve Cherundolo will miss the services of Eddie Segura and Erik Dueñas due to injuries.
Prediction and Odds
Los Angeles has scored the most number of goals in the West, and only one other squad has conceded fewer than them and they have a 100% winning record on the road this season. Meanwhile, Galaxy had failed to keep clean sheets in the last three meetings.
- Los Angeles FC Win
- Both teams to score
- Goals over 2.5
