A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Los Angeles FC fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and LA Galaxy's 12th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Los Angeles FC, who have the most scored goals (40) in Major League Soccer, have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games.
Los Angeles FC shared the glory with Portland Timbers in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Vancouver Whitecaps.
The hometeam coach B. Bradley made a successful contribution in the game against Portland Timbers, bringing on Christian Torres who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Angeles matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from three games).
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Los Angeles FC, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Houston Dynamo is only three days away.
Los Angeles FC always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Banc of California Stadium with 34 goals in 11 league games. Los Angeles FC have conceded 18 from these games.
LA Galaxy form and stats
Playing away, LA Galaxy have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Major League Soccer this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Galaxy have lost on their last two travels.
Impressive finishing from Kai Koreniuk secured the home win 1-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps in their previous game. A 0-4 loss hosting SJ Earthquakes before that.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Barros Schelotto when Kai Koreniuk scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Galaxy playing away, we found six games. Results were three away wins, zero draws and three home wins.
The schedule is very tough for LA Galaxy now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at Portland Timbers is waiting in only three days.
Galaxy have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 9 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Galaxy have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: LA Galaxy - Los Angeles FC 3-0. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's two Angeles victories, three draws and four LA Galaxy wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Rossi Marachlian 14 goals |  B. Wright-Phillips 9 goals |   C. Pavón 7 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
LA Galaxy missing players
| Los Angeles FC | LA Galaxy | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 45 | 34 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 36 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 80% | 82% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 53% |
| 55% | 73% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 35% |
| 35% | 55% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 24% |
| 70% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 10% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 20% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 297 | 193 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 70 | 203 |
| 109 | 69 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 26 | 73 |
| 41% | 49% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 35% | 30% |
- LA Galaxy has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Major League Soccer
- LA Galaxy is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Los Angeles FC has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC has the most scored goals (34) at home in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC has the most scored goals (40) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC has the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored more than double the goals of LA Galaxy.
- Los Angeles FC 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 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Sporting KC | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Los Angeles FC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Dallas | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | SJ Earthquakes | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -15 | 24 |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -18 | 21 |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 12 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -12 | 18 |