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Major League Soccer · 2026

LA Galaxy 2–1 New England Revolution · Major League Soccer

2–1Full-time analysis

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

Match at a glance

LA Galaxy won 2–1.

Shots
824
Shots on target
37
Expected goals
1.382.28
Possession
48%52%

Full time

What the match recorded

LA Galaxy beat New England Revolution 2–1. Recorded in this match (LA Galaxy – New England Revolution): shots 8–24, shots on target 3–7, expected goals 1.38–2.28, possession 48%–52%. 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.

New England Revolution's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New England Revolution's last-five shots average is above their season average.

19.4 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season12.6 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
Shots19.4 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.7 shots/match

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

New England Revolution have a visible away split

moderate

New England Revolution's away-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14.6 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season12.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots14.6 shots/match12.6 shots/match12.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots24 shotsLA Galaxy 8 shots, New England Revolution 24 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots7 shotsLA Galaxy 3 shots, New England Revolution 7 shots
  • Expected goals1.38 xG2.28 xGLA Galaxy 1.38 xG, New England Revolution 2.28 xG
  • Possession48%52%LA Galaxy 48%, New England Revolution 52%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersLA Galaxy 5 corners, New England Revolution 3 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls11 foulsLA Galaxy 12 fouls, New England Revolution 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsLA Galaxy 2 cards, New England Revolution 3 cards
  • Passes505 passes546 passesLA Galaxy 505 passes, New England Revolution 546 passes
  • Pass accuracy88.9%92.3%LA Galaxy 88.9%, New England Revolution 92.3%
  • Shots inside box7 shots19 shotsLA Galaxy 7 shots, New England Revolution 19 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks4 blocksLA Galaxy 3 blocks, New England Revolution 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves6 saves1 saveLA Galaxy 6 saves, New England Revolution 1 save
  • Offsides2 offsides0 offsidesLA Galaxy 2 offsides, New England Revolution 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 10′William SandsYellow card · New England Revolution
  2. 11′Marco ReusPenalty goal · LA Galaxy
  3. 33′Robert TaylorGoal · LA Galaxy
  4. 44′Jack HarrisonYellow card · New England Revolution
  5. Half-time
  6. 59′Harbor MillerYellow card · LA Galaxy
  7. 62′Hirving LozanoYellow card · LA Galaxy
  8. 76′Mamadou FofanaYellow card · New England Revolution
  9. 90′Carles GilPenalty goal · New England Revolution
  10. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 57′LA Galaxy · 2 player changesPablo Ruíz · Lucas Sanabria
  • 73′LA Galaxy · 2 player changesJoseph Paintsil · Isaiah Parente
  • 75′New England Revolution · 1 player changeDániel Gazdag
  • 79′New England Revolution · 1 player changeWilson Harris
  • 83′LA Galaxy · 1 player changeTroy Elgersma
  • 84′New England Revolution · 2 player changesIlay Feingold · Luca Langoni

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

LA Galaxy4-3-3
  1. Novak MićovićG
  2. Julián AudeD
  3. Maya YoshidaD
  4. Jakob GlesnesD
  5. Harbor MillerD
  6. Justin HaakM
  7. Isaiah ParenteM
  8. Marco ReusM
  9. Kyogo FuruhashiF
  10. Hirving LozanoF
  11. Joseph PaintsilF
New England Revolution4-3-3
  1. Matt TurnerG
  2. Mamadou FofanaD
  3. Matt PolsterD
  4. Ethan KohlerD
  5. William SandsD
  6. Carles GilM
  7. Brooklyn RainesM
  8. Alhassan YusufM
  9. Jack HarrisonF
  10. Peyton MillerF
  11. Dor TurgemanF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1LA Galaxy
0Draws
0New England Revolution
New England Revolution — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer1–2

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: LA Galaxy favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · New England Revolution in 6 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

LA Galaxy24 matchesNew England Revolution23 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored24/23▲ 1.61 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed24/23▲ 1.26 goals/match
1.4 xG/matchExpected goals21/21▲ 1.58 xG/match
12.6 shots/matchShots24/2312.6 shots/match
5.17 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/234.74 shots/match
48.9%Possession24/23● 51.3%
5.21 corners/match ●Corners24/234.43 corners/match
2.89 cards/matchCards9/52.6 cards/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls24/239.87 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples24 / 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, 6 Sept 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLA GalaxyNew England Revolution
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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