Major League Soccer · 2026

LA Galaxy 0–3 Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer

0–3Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Los Angeles FC won 0–3.

Shots
1013
Shots on target
25
Expected goals
0.81.96
Possession
59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Los Angeles FC beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0. Recorded in this match (Los Angeles Galaxy – Los Angeles FC): shots 10–13, shots on target 2–5, expected goals 0.8–1.96, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Los Angeles FC's recent record differs from the season

weak

Los Angeles FC's last-five shots average is above their season average.

17 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots17 shots/match14 shots/match13 shots/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

5.44 corners/matchCornersLos Angeles Galaxy · Los Angeles FC● 5.75 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricLos Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles FCBaseline
Corners5.44 corners/match5.75 corners/match4.73 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots13 shotsLA Galaxy 10 shots, Los Angeles FC 13 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots5 shotsLA Galaxy 2 shots, Los Angeles FC 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.8 xG1.96 xGLA Galaxy 0.8 xG, Los Angeles FC 1.96 xG
  • Possession59%41%LA Galaxy 59%, Los Angeles FC 41%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersLA Galaxy 9 corners, Los Angeles FC 3 corners
  • Fouls13 fouls11 foulsLA Galaxy 13 fouls, Los Angeles FC 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1LA Galaxy
2Draws
2Los Angeles FC
LA Galaxy — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer0–3
Los Angeles FC — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer3–3
LA Galaxy — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer2–2
LA Galaxy — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer4–2
LA Galaxy — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: LA Galaxy favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

LA Galaxy16 matchesLos Angeles FC16 matches
1.38 goals/matchGoals scored16/16▲ 1.69 goals/match
1.56 goals/matchGoals allowed16/16▲ 1.06 goals/match
1.55 xG/match ▲Expected goals13/131.25 xG/match
13.3 shots/matchShots16/16▲ 14 shots/match
5.5 shots/match ▲Shots on target16/164.88 shots/match
50.4% ●Possession16/1647.5%
5.44 corners/matchCorners16/16● 5.75 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards4/32 cards/match
9.75 fouls/matchFouls16/1611.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples16 / 16home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Jul 2026, 06:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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