On Jul 9th, Los Angeles FC will host LA Galaxy at Banc Of California Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, Los Angeles FC recorded a 0-1 loss against Vancouver Whitecaps. Andrés Cubas struck first for Vancouver Whitecaps in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Los Angeles FC couldn’t muster any offence and Vancouver Whitecaps ran away with the shutout win. Los Angeles FC should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed LA Galaxy is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Montreal Impact. Javier Hernández struck first for LA Galaxy in the 8th minute on a feed from Efrain Alvarez, then Dejan Joveljić added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick In the end, Montreal Impact was frustrated by LA Galaxy’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. LA Galaxy ended the match with the shutout victory. LA Galaxy is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Apr 9th, LA Galaxy hosted Los Angeles FC at the Dignity Health Sports Park in their last match together. LA Galaxy won by a score of 2 to 1. Javier Hernández struck first for LA Galaxy in the 13th minute, then Sega Coulibaly added another in the 31st minute.
LA Galaxy is glad to have Dejan Joveljić in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Los Angeles FC is fortunate enough to have Chicho Arango in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.