New York City FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 1-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on August 20, 2016 at 07:30 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 1-0 on August 20, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 6′David VillaNew York City FC
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, New York City FC have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Columbus Crew(away) | 3-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 6, 2016 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 5-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 24, 2016 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 17, 2016 | CF Montreal(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2016 | Colorado Rapids(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 11, 2016 | FC Dallas(home) | 1-2 | US Open Cup |
| Aug 8, 2016 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 31, 2016 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Portland Timbers(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 New York City FC win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Los Angeles Galaxy win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 23, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
New York City FC score 1.7 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.4 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
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
- Aug 13, 2016New England Revolution0-4Philadelphia Union
- Aug 13, 2016Columbus Crew3-3New York City FC
- Aug 14, 2016DC United2-0Portland Timbers
- Aug 14, 2016FC Dallas2-2Sporting Kansas City
- Aug 14, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy1-1Colorado Rapids
- Aug 14, 2016Chicago Fire2-2Orlando City SC
- Aug 14, 2016Seattle Sounders2-1Real Salt Lake
- Aug 15, 2016Houston Dynamo1-1Toronto FC