Major League Soccer · 2026Dignity Health Sports Park
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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

LA Galaxy and FC Dallas drew 0–0.

Shots
1818
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
1.161.54
Possession
54%46%

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots18 shotsLA Galaxy 18 shots, FC Dallas 18 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsLA Galaxy 9 shots, FC Dallas 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.16 xG1.54 xGLA Galaxy 1.16 xG, FC Dallas 1.54 xG
  • Possession54%46%LA Galaxy 54%, FC Dallas 46%
  • Corners6 corners6 cornersLA Galaxy 6 corners, FC Dallas 6 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsLA Galaxy 11 fouls, FC Dallas 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsLA Galaxy 2 cards, FC Dallas 4 cards
  • Passes456 passes380 passesLA Galaxy 456 passes, FC Dallas 380 passes
  • Pass accuracy81.1%79.5%LA Galaxy 81.1%, FC Dallas 79.5%
  • Shots inside box14 shots14 shotsLA Galaxy 14 shots, FC Dallas 14 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks4 blocksLA Galaxy 5 blocks, FC Dallas 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves9 savesLA Galaxy 4 saves, FC Dallas 9 saves
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesLA Galaxy 1 offside, FC Dallas 2 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Jakob Glesnes · LA Galaxy · 14′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedHerman Johansson · FC Dallas · 4′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLogan Farrington · FC Dallas · 26′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJohn Nelson · LA Galaxy · 37′ · 0.02 xG · on targetOsaze Urhoghide · FC Dallas · 45′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · LA Galaxy · 68′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJohn Nelson · LA Galaxy · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMarco Reus · LA Galaxy · 80′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJoseph Paintsil · LA Galaxy · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNolan Norris · FC Dallas · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 32′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · LA Galaxy · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 13′ · 0.04 xG · on targetHerman Johansson · FC Dallas · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 29′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedPatrickson Delgado · FC Dallas · 54′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJohn Nelson · LA Galaxy · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 29′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRobert Taylor · LA Galaxy · 36′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJakob Glesnes · LA Galaxy · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetOsaze Urhoghide · FC Dallas · 8′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedMarco Reus · LA Galaxy · 36′ · 0.06 xG · on targetElijah Wynder · LA Galaxy · 50′ · 0.06 xG · on targetJoseph Paintsil · LA Galaxy · 90′ · 0.07 xG · on targetPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 44′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKaick · FC Dallas · 45′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedKyogo Furuhashi · LA Galaxy · 76′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedOsaze Urhoghide · FC Dallas · 28′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedJoseph Paintsil · LA Galaxy · 58′ · 0.10 xG · on targetMarco Reus · LA Galaxy · 60′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNolan Norris · FC Dallas · 42′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedMarco Reus · LA Galaxy · 38′ · 0.18 xG · on targetLogan Farrington · FC Dallas · 45′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedHarbor Miller · LA Galaxy · 38′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 4′ · 0.28 xG · on targetPetar Musa · FC Dallas · 85′ · 0.29 xG · on target
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  • goal
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LA Galaxy: 18 shots, 9 on target, 1.14 xG. FC Dallas: 18 shots, 4 on target, 1.54 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: LA Galaxy 1.14 xG · FC Dallas 1.54 xG.

Full time

What the match recorded

LA Galaxy and FC Dallas drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (LA Galaxy – FC Dallas): shots 18–18, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 1.16–1.54, possession 54%–46%. 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.

LA Galaxy's recent record differs from the season

moderate

LA Galaxy's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match Goals forLast 5 · Season1.26 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.26 goals/match1.61 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

LA Galaxy have recorded the higher season possession share.

50% PossessionLA Galaxy · FC Dallas42%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricLA GalaxyFC DallasBaseline
Possession50%42%49.8%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2LA Galaxy
1Draws
2FC Dallas
FC DallasLA Galaxy · Major League Soccer22
LA GalaxyFC Dallas · Major League Soccer21
FC DallasLA Galaxy · Major League Soccer21
FC DallasLA Galaxy · Major League Soccer20
LA GalaxyFC Dallas · Major League Soccer31

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 6 of 13 directional metrics · FC Dallas in 5 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

LA Galaxy19 matchesFC Dallas18 matches
1.26 goals/matchGoals scored19/18 1.78 goals/match
1.53 goals/matchGoals allowed19/18 1.39 goals/match
1.48 xG/matchExpected goals16/151.5 xG/match
13.2 shots/match Shots19/1811.9 shots/match
5.37 shots/match Shots on target19/184.39 shots/match
50% Possession19/1842%
5.42 corners/match Corners19/184.39 corners/match
3.2 cards/matchCards5/62.17 cards/match
10.2 fouls/matchFouls19/1813.4 fouls/match

Style profile

Style profile

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

LA Galaxy51.7
FC Dallas5.0
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

LA Galaxy51.7
FC Dallas44.4
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

LA Galaxy45.5
FC Dallas67.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

LA Galaxy48.3
FC Dallas68.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

LA Galaxy53.4
FC Dallas56.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 63%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

LA Galaxy75.0
FC Dallas21.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

LA Galaxy56.7
FC Dallas41.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 2 matches
7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.04 days

LA Galaxy / FC Dallas

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidenceready
Season samples19 / 18home / 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: Sun, 2 Aug 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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