LA Galaxy vs St Louis City Match Analysis & Prediction
11/09/2023 3:00 am
The Los Angeles Galaxy will be looking to close the gap between themselves and the playoff line in the Western Conference when they host St Louis City at Dignity Health Sports Park on Monday morning.
LA Galaxy extended their MLS unbeaten run to three matches with a goalless draw against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, while St Louis City remain on top of the Western Conference table despite losing their previous encounter 2-1 to Sporting Kansas City.
Greg Vanney’s side have suffered just one defeat in their last 11 league matches, yet they are five points behind the playoff line, with four teams to try to overtake.
They boast at least one game in hand on every side in the conference and will play five of their remaining nine league matches at home, where the Galaxy have earned at least a point in five successive domestic encounters.
A team that have defied expectations throughout their inaugural MLS campaign have become a bit of an enigma in recent weeks, with St Louis City losing two of their last three league matches.
That being said, it is difficult to ignore what Bradley Carnell has achieved with this team in 2023, as St Louis sit six points above Los Angeles FC for first in the Western Conference, having played one more game.
With seven matches remaining, St Louis need only eight more points to claim a postseason berth and are on course to set a new MLS record for the most points ever earned by an expansion side, with this team currently at 47, 10 fewer than LAFC had at the end of their inaugural campaign in 2018.
LA Galaxy vs. St Louis City Head to head
These two teams have only previously met twice, with LA Galaxy winning once while they drew once.
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08/02/2023LA Galaxy4St Louis City1Club Friendlies
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11/06/2023St Louis Galaxy1LA Galaxy1MLS
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LA Galaxy Team News
Jalen Neal missed the previous Galaxy match due to a sore abdomen, Douglas Costa was sidelined with a shoulder strain and Martin Caceres has an avulsion fracture on his left knee.
Gaston Brugman tore a meniscus in his left knee, Chicharito is out for the season due to a torn ACL in his right knee and Raheem Edwards will be forced out of this game with a yellow card suspension.
LA Galaxy's Last 5 Matches
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27/07/2023LA Galaxy0Leon1Leagues Cup
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31/07/2023LA Galaxy1Vancouver Whitecaps2Leagues Cup
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27/08/2023LA Galaxy3Chicago Fire0MLS
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31/08/2023SJ Earthquakes2LA Galaxy3MLS
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03/09/2023LA Galaxy0Houston Dynamo0MLS
St Louis City Team News
Nicholas Gioacchini was on the bench for St Louis against SKC due to a shoulder injury, while Nokkvi Thorisson and Anthony Markanich featured in the starting XI for the first time this season.
Last weekend, Samuel Adeniran notched his sixth MLS goal of the year in his seventh start for the club, with Indiana Vassilev recording his fifth assist of the campaign.
St Louis City's Last 5 Matches
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28/07/2023America4St Louis City0Leagues Cup
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21/08/2023St Louis City6Austin3MLS
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27/08/2023Orlando City2St Louis City1MLS
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31/08/2023St Louis City2Dallas1MLS
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03/09/2023Sporting KC2St Louis City1MLS
LA Galaxy vs. St Louis City: Odds and Predictions
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