The league table in Major League Soccer tells a story about these teams so far, with LA Galaxy leading Houston Dynamo by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
- LA Galaxy have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have the fewest points (5) away in Major League Soccer
It's no vacation for neither Galaxy nor Houston Dynamo as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
LA Galaxy form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for LA Galaxy at their home stadium (Dignity Health Sports Park) is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. The Galaxy manager G. Vanney might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
An away draw last time out for Galaxy, facing Colorado Rapids in a game that ended 1-1. Daniel Steres, defender, was given a rating of 8.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Steres served one assist, hit one key pass and won 7 of 7 duels. Samuel Grandsir was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Colorado Rapids after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
A 3-3 draw away before that, with Los Angeles FC the opponent.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Galaxy's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won two matches, drawn zero and lost two.
Galaxy are traveling soon after this match as the Major League Soccer match at Minnesota United awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Galaxy in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Houston Dynamo form and stats
There's been little loot from Houston Dynamo's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 12 away games in the Major League Soccer. Houston Dynamo only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 5 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Houston had fun at their own home (Dignity Health Sports Park) last time out, beating Austin 3-0. Fafà Picault (2) and Griffin Dorsey scored. Midfield player Fafà Picault was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.21/10. Picault scored two goals.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Portland Timbers.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Houston when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing six times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dallas in just three days.
The attacking power of Houston when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Houston Dynamo have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Galaxy victories, four draws and three Houston Dynamo wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hernández Balcázar 9 goals |   F. Picault 8 goals |  M. Urruti 6 goals |
LA Galaxy missing players
Houston Dynamo missing players
| LA Galaxy | Houston Dynamo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 36 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 36 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 87% | 83% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 70% | 58% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 50% |
| 35% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 25% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 65% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 17% | 25% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 21% |
| 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 14.9 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.7 | 12.5 |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 34% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 32% | 30% |
- Houston Dynamo have the fewest points (5) away in Major League Soccer
- Houston Dynamo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Houston Dynamo have yet to win a game away.
- LA Galaxy have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Major League Soccer
- LA Galaxy haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 45 |
| 2 | Sporting KC | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 33 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Dallas | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -4 | 26 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Austin | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -13 | 19 |