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Major League Soccer · 2026

Minnesota United 2–3 LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer

2–3Full-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 2–3.

Shots
1516
Shots on target
55
Expected goals
1.881.59
Possession
44%56%

Full time

What the match recorded

LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United 3–2. Recorded in this match (Minnesota United – LA Galaxy): shots 15–16, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.88–1.59, possession 44%–56%. 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.

Minnesota United's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Minnesota United's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.5 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 for2.4 goals/match1.5 goals/match1.57 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 Minnesota United, LA Galaxy.

7 days ▲Rest daysMinnesota United · LA Galaxy6.92 days
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: previous 14 days

MetricMinnesota UnitedLA GalaxyBaseline
Rest days7 days6.92 days—
Matches last 14 days3 matches3 matches—

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots16 shotsMinnesota United 15 shots, LA Galaxy 16 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsMinnesota United 5 shots, LA Galaxy 5 shots
  • Expected goals1.88 xG1.59 xGMinnesota United 1.88 xG, LA Galaxy 1.59 xG
  • Possession44%56%Minnesota United 44%, LA Galaxy 56%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersMinnesota United 5 corners, LA Galaxy 8 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls8 foulsMinnesota United 14 fouls, LA Galaxy 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card1 cardMinnesota United 1 card, LA Galaxy 1 card
  • Passes393 passes507 passesMinnesota United 393 passes, LA Galaxy 507 passes
  • Pass accuracy79.6%83.4%Minnesota United 79.6%, LA Galaxy 83.4%
  • Shots inside box10 shots12 shotsMinnesota United 10 shots, LA Galaxy 12 shots
  • Blocked shots4 blocks2 blocksMinnesota United 4 blocks, LA Galaxy 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves3 savesMinnesota United 2 saves, LA Galaxy 3 saves
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesMinnesota United 1 offside, LA Galaxy 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 12′Pablo RuízGoal · LA Galaxy
  2. 23′Marcus CaldeiraGoal · Minnesota United
  3. 26′Robert TaylorYellow card · LA Galaxy
  4. 30′Kelvin YeboahPenalty goal · Minnesota United
  5. Half-time
  6. 69′Carlos HarveyYellow card · Minnesota United
  7. 76′João KlaussGoal · LA Galaxy
  8. 80′Marco ReusGoal · LA Galaxy
  9. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 59′LA Galaxy · 2 player changesMarco Reus · João Klauss
  • 66′Minnesota United · 1 player changeTomás Chancalay
  • 68′LA Galaxy · 2 player changesLucas Sanabria · John Nelson
  • 73′Minnesota United · 1 player changeJefferson Díaz
  • 81′Minnesota United · 2 player changesMaurice Malone · Nectarios Triantis
  • 90′LA Galaxy · 1 player changeMaya Yoshida

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

Minnesota United5-4-1
  1. Drake CallenderG
  2. Nicolás RomeroD
  3. Anthony MarkanichD
  4. D.J. TaylorD
  5. Jefferson DíazD
  6. Carlos HarveyD
  7. Wil TrappM
  8. Owen GeneM
  9. Tomás ChancalayF
  10. Kelvin YeboahF
  11. Joaquín PereyraF
LA Galaxy4-3-3
  1. JT MarcinkowskiG
  2. CalegariD
  3. Jakob GlesnesD
  4. John NelsonD
  5. Justin HaakD
  6. Lucas SanabriaM
  7. Marco ReusM
  8. Erik ThommyM
  9. Kyogo FuruhashiF
  10. Hirving LozanoF
  11. Robert TaylorF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Minnesota United
1Draws
3LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy — Minnesota United · Major League Soccer1–2
LA Galaxy — Minnesota United · Major League Soccer2–1
Minnesota United — LA Galaxy · Major League Soccer2–2
LA Galaxy — Minnesota United · Major League Soccer6–2
LA Galaxy — Minnesota United · Major League Soccer2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Minnesota United favored in 7 of 13 directional metrics · LA Galaxy in 4 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Minnesota United26 matchesLA Galaxy27 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored26/271.26 goals/match
1.77 goals/matchGoals allowed26/27▲ 1.56 goals/match
1.65 xG/match ▲Expected goals23/241.39 xG/match
13.5 shots/matchShots26/2712.9 shots/match
4.85 shots/matchShots on target26/27▲ 5.15 shots/match
46.1%Possession26/27● 49.2%
5.35 corners/match ●Corners26/275.3 corners/match
2 cards/matchCards6/92.89 cards/match
12.5 fouls/matchFouls26/2710.5 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples26 / 27home / 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, 20 Sept 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsMinnesota UnitedLA Galaxy
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headMinnesota United — LA Galaxy
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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