Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Cincinnati — Major League Soccer
2-3
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
Going into the match, Los Angeles Galaxy had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; FC Cincinnati had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.3.
Match report
Home form going in: Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D D W L L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Seattle Sounders · 14 Sept 2025
- D 1-1 at Houston Dynamo · 7 Sept 2025
- W 3-0 vs Colorado Rapids · 24 Aug 2025
- L 3-1 at Inter Miami · 16 Aug 2025
- L 0-4 vs Seattle Sounders · 11 Aug 2025
- D 3-3 at Los Angeles FC · 20 Jul 2025
Away form going in: FC Cincinnati
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W L L W L). 1.3 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Nashville SC · 13 Sept 2025
- L 0-1 vs Philadelphia Union · 30 Aug 2025
- L 0-1 vs New York City FC · 23 Aug 2025
- W 2-3 at Portland Timbers · 17 Aug 2025
- L 0-1 vs Charlotte · 10 Aug 2025
- D 0-0 at Inter Miami · 26 Jul 2025
How it unfolded
- 10' Normal Goal — E. Echenique (FC Cincinnati)
- 22' Normal Goal — Brenner (FC Cincinnati)
- 39' Normal Goal — J. Paintsil (Los Angeles Galaxy)
- 88' Normal Goal — Brenner (FC Cincinnati)
- 90' Normal Goal — M. Cuevas (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Match statistics
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Metric | FC Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 1.65 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.36 |
| 23 | Total shots | 22 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 17 | Attempts inside box | 14 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 8 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 451 | Total passes | 527 |
| 388 | Accurate passes | 479 |
| 86 | Pass accuracy | 91 |
| 21 | Key passes | 21 |
| 82 | Duels | 82 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 53 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | New York City FC | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | -16 | 28 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Union | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Toronto FC | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | DC United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Columbus Crew | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -18 | 21 |