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Major League Soccer · 2026

Los Angeles FC 2–0 New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer

2–0Full-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 2–0.

Shots
158
Shots on target
81
Expected goals
1.460.43
Possession
43%57%

Full time

What the match recorded

Los Angeles FC beat New York Red Bulls 2–0. Recorded in this match (Los Angeles FC – New York Red Bulls): shots 15–8, shots on target 8–1, expected goals 1.46–0.43, possession 43%–57%. 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 York Red Bulls's recent record differs from the season

moderate

New York Red Bulls's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.33 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/match1.33 goals/match1.59 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

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

6.2 corners/match ●CornersLos Angeles FC · New York Red Bulls5.79 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricLos Angeles FCNew York Red BullsBaseline
Corners6.2 corners/match5.79 corners/match4.94 corners/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots8 shotsLos Angeles FC 15 shots, New York Red Bulls 8 shots
  • Shots on target8 shots1 shotLos Angeles FC 8 shots, New York Red Bulls 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.46 xG0.43 xGLos Angeles FC 1.46 xG, New York Red Bulls 0.43 xG
  • Possession43%57%Los Angeles FC 43%, New York Red Bulls 57%
  • Corners9 corners3 cornersLos Angeles FC 9 corners, New York Red Bulls 3 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsLos Angeles FC 11 fouls, New York Red Bulls 13 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards2 cardsLos Angeles FC 2 cards, New York Red Bulls 2 cards
  • Passes478 passes641 passesLos Angeles FC 478 passes, New York Red Bulls 641 passes
  • Pass accuracy86.2%90.6%Los Angeles FC 86.2%, New York Red Bulls 90.6%
  • Shots inside box11 shots6 shotsLos Angeles FC 11 shots, New York Red Bulls 6 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks2 blocksLos Angeles FC 6 blocks, New York Red Bulls 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves1 save6 savesLos Angeles FC 1 save, New York Red Bulls 6 saves
  • Offsides2 offsides1 offsideLos Angeles FC 2 offsides, New York Red Bulls 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 18′Dylan NealisYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  2. 21′Jude TerryGoal · Los Angeles FC
  3. 42′Kenny NielsenYellow card · Los Angeles FC
  4. Half-time
  5. 52′Julián BazánYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  6. 87′Ryan RaposoYellow card · Los Angeles FC
  7. 90′Armindo SiebGoal · Los Angeles FC
  8. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 33′New York Red Bulls · 1 player changeSekou Kone
  • 56′New York Red Bulls · 3 player changesMijahir Jimenez · Julian Hall · Jorge Ruvalcaba
  • 61′Los Angeles FC · 2 player changesIgor Jesus · Armindo Sieb
  • 66′New York Red Bulls · 1 player changeJahkeele Marshall-Rutty
  • 75′Los Angeles FC · 1 player changeRyan Raposo
  • 90′Los Angeles FC · 1 player changeTyler Boyd

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Los Angeles FC3-4-3
  1. Hugo LlorisG
  2. Jacob ShaffelburgD
  3. Yevhen CheberkoD
  4. Ryan HollingsheadD
  5. Aaron LongD
  6. Nkosi TafariD
  7. Mark DelgadoM
  8. Mathieu ChoinièreM
  9. Son Heung-minF
  10. Tyler BoydF
  11. Denis BouangaF
New York Red Bulls4-3-3
  1. Ethan HorvathG
  2. Justin CheD
  3. Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyD
  4. Julián BazánD
  5. Matthew Dos SantosD
  6. Emil ForsbergM
  7. Adri MehmetiM
  8. Mohammed SofoM
  9. Cade CowellF
  10. Jorge RuvalcabaF
  11. Julian HallF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Los Angeles FC
1Draws
0New York Red Bulls
Los Angeles FC — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer2–2
Los Angeles FC — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Los Angeles FC favored in 8 of 13 directional metrics · New York Red Bulls in 1 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Los Angeles FC25 matchesNew York Red Bulls24 matches
1.6 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/241.33 goals/match
0.96 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/242 goals/match
1.28 xG/matchExpected goals22/21▲ 1.55 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots25/2413.2 shots/match
4.72 shots/matchShots on target25/244.71 shots/match
46.7%Possession25/24● 53.2%
6.2 corners/match ●Corners25/245.79 corners/match
2.4 cards/matchCards5/62.5 cards/match
11 fouls/matchFouls25/2412 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 24home / 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: Thu, 10 Sept 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsLos Angeles FCNew York Red Bulls
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headLos Angeles FC — New York Red Bulls
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