Major League Soccer · 2026

DC United 0–0 Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer

0–0Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

DC United and Los Angeles FC drew 0–0.

Shots
1417
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
1.051.26
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

DC United and Los Angeles FC drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (DC United – Los Angeles FC): shots 14–17, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 1.05–1.26, possession 39%–61%. 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

moderate

Los Angeles FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.57 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 for0.4 goals/match1.57 goals/match1.56 goals/match

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

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for DC United, Los Angeles FC.

7 days ▲Rest daysDC United · Los Angeles FC6.88 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricDC UnitedLos Angeles FCBaseline
Rest days7 days6.88 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots14 shots17 shotsDC United 14 shots, Los Angeles FC 17 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotDC United 4 shots, Los Angeles FC 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.05 xG1.26 xGDC United 1.05 xG, Los Angeles FC 1.26 xG
  • Possession39%61%DC United 39%, Los Angeles FC 61%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersDC United 5 corners, Los Angeles FC 8 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls6 foulsDC United 11 fouls, Los Angeles FC 6 fouls
  • Passes400 passes637 passesDC United 400 passes, Los Angeles FC 637 passes
  • Pass accuracy80%88.5%DC United 80%, Los Angeles FC 88.5%
  • Shots inside box8 shots10 shotsDC United 8 shots, Los Angeles FC 10 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks9 blocksDC United 3 blocks, Los Angeles FC 9 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save4 savesDC United 1 save, Los Angeles FC 4 saves
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesDC United 1 offside, Los Angeles FC 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. Half-time
  2. Full time
Player changes · 5grouped by team and minute
  • 77′Los Angeles FC · 1 player changeJude Terry
  • 77′DC United · 1 player changeHosei Kijima
  • 81′Los Angeles FC · 1 player changeTyler Boyd
  • 86′DC United · 1 player changeJared Stroud
  • 90′DC United · 1 player changeNikola Markovic

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0DC United
0Draws
1Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC — DC United · Major League Soccer1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: DC United favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 11 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

DC United22 matchesLos Angeles FC23 matches
1.27 goals/matchGoals scored22/23▲ 1.57 goals/match
1.64 goals/matchGoals allowed22/23▲ 0.96 goals/match
1.41 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/201.21 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots22/23▲ 14.1 shots/match
4.36 shots/matchShots on target22/234.52 shots/match
39.5%Possession22/23● 47.1%
5 corners/matchCorners22/23● 6 corners/match
2.67 cards/matchCards6/52.4 cards/match
13.8 fouls/matchFouls22/2311.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 23home / 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, 30 Aug 2026, 03:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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