| MATCHUP | Los Angeles FC | Los Angeles Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| Team Records | 7-3-5 | 5-5-5 |
| Where | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California | |
| When | Friday, July 17, 2026 | |
| Time | 10:25 PM EDT | |
| TV | FOX | |
LA Galaxy Preview
LA Galaxy has 20 points this season, with a 5-5-5 record, and sits in 15th place in the MLS standings. They have a 4-2-2 home record and a 1-3-3 away record. LA Galaxy is coming off a 1-1 draw against Houston at home, where they had 55% possession of the ball and 18 total shots, 6 of them on target. They had 91% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.59 compared to Houston’s 0.82.
LA Galaxy is scoring 1.47 goals per game, which ranks 16th in MLS, while allowing 1.47 goals per game, which ranks 14th in MLS. Gabriel Fortes Chaves and João Klauss are LA Galaxy’s top scorers with 5 goals each, followed by Marco Reus with 4 goals and Joseph Paintsil with 3 goals. Marco Reus is LA Galaxy’s top passer, with 5 assists.
LAFC Preview
LAFC has 24 points this season, with a 7-5-3 record, and sits in 9th place in the MLS standings. They have a 5-2-0 home record and a 2-5-1 away record. LAFC is coming off a 1-0 win against Seattle at home, where they had 48% possession of the ball and 17 total shots, 3 of them on target. They had 89% completed passes, and more expected goals, with 2.01 compared to Seattle’s 1.59.
LAFC is scoring 1.60 goals per game, which ranks 14th in MLS, while allowing 1.13 goals per game, which ranks 7th in MLS. Denis Bouanga is LAFC’s top scorer with 6 goals, followed by David Martínez with 5 goals and Nathan Ordaz with 2 goals. Heung-Min Son is LAFC’s top passer, with 8 assists.
LAFC vs LA Galaxy Prediction
Both of their meetings last season were high-scoring draws with a 2-2 and 3-3 score and the over is a strong 12-1 in their last 13 overall meetings. Both teams are 2-2-1 in their last 5 meetings in Galaxy’s home court and 10-1 to the over in their last 11 meetings in Dignity Health Sports Park.
In this LAFC vs LA Galaxy Prediction, LAFC is coming as +130 road favorites. I like the total more than I like a side in this game, as both teams have historically been playing high-scoring games between them. Over is 12-1 in their last 13 overall meetings and 10-1 in Galaxy’s home court and this season they are 10-4 and 7-1 to the over in their last 14 and 8 games respectively. Take the over 3 goals in this one.