New York City FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 3Kick-off on March 11, 2018 at 09:00 PM (UTC)Yankee Stadium, New York City
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What was the result of New York City FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy?
New York City FC won 2-1 on March 11, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 22′A. TinnerholmNew York City FC
- 33′David VillaNew York City FC
- 60′J. dos SantosLos Angeles Galaxy
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, New York City FC have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2018 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 5, 2017 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Columbus Crew(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 22, 2017 | Columbus Crew(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 15, 2017 | New England Revolution(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2018 | Portland Timbers(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 15, 2017 | Minnesota United FC(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 3-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 New York City FC win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Los Angeles Galaxy win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2017 | Los Angeles Galaxy 0-2 New York City FC | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 20, 2016 | New York City FC 1-0 Los Angeles Galaxy | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 23, 2015 | Los Angeles Galaxy 5-1 New York City FC | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York City FC on Aug 13, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
New York City FC score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.2 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 5/15 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
New York City FC sit 7th in Major League Soccer (26 points from 20 matches) and Los Angeles Galaxy sit 12th (26 points from 22 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York City FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 26 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- Mar 10, 2018New England Revolution2-1Colorado Rapids
- Mar 10, 2018Real Salt Lake1-5Los Angeles FC
- Mar 10, 2018Chicago Fire3-4Sporting Kansas City
- Mar 10, 2018Houston Dynamo1-2Vancouver Whitecaps
- Mar 11, 2018New York Red Bulls4-0Portland Timbers
- Mar 11, 2018Orlando City SC1-2Minnesota United FC
- Mar 11, 2018Atlanta United FC3-1DC United
- Mar 17, 2018DC United2-2Houston Dynamo