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San Diego vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 3-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 22Kick-off on August 30, 2026 at 02:30 AM (UTC)

San Diego
3-1
Los Angeles Galaxy

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What was the result of San Diego vs Los Angeles Galaxy?

San Diego won 3-1 on August 30, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 11′E. AchouriSan Diego
  • 48′K. SargeantSan Diego
  • 55′H. LozanoLos Angeles Galaxy
  • 70′A. PellegrinoSan Diego

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a San Diego win at 55%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 2-1. Actual score: 3-1.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for San Diego vs Los Angeles Galaxy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

San Diego

4-3-3
  1. 99E. Achouri
  2. 8O. Valakari
  3. 10A. Dreyer
  1. 12Gabriel Pirani
  2. 6J. Tverskov
  3. 20A. Godoy
  1. 5Kieran Sargeant
  2. 32I. Murphy
  3. 26M. Duah
  4. 33O. Verhoeven
  1. 1C. dos Santos

Los Angeles Galaxy

4-2-3-1
  1. 7K. Furuhashi
  1. 11H. Lozano
  2. 18M. Reus
  3. 28J. Paintsil
  1. 16I. Parente
  2. 15J. Haak
  1. 3J. Aude
  2. 4M. Yoshida
  3. 5J. Glesnes
  4. 26Harbor Miller
  1. 1N. Mićović
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, San Diego have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 5, 5 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

San Diego
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 23, 2026Colorado Rapids(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2026Portland Timbers(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2026Los Angeles FC(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 13, 2026Puebla(home)3-2Leagues Cup
Aug 10, 2026Club Tijuana(home)1-0Leagues Cup
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2026CF Montreal(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2026San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Aug 16, 2026Houston Dynamo(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 2, 2026FC Dallas(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Jul 26, 2026San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 San Diego wins, 0 draws, 0 Los Angeles Galaxy wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 24, 2025San Diego 2-1 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Feb 24, 2025Los Angeles Galaxy 0-2 San DiegoMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: San Diego vs Los Angeles Galaxy on May 24, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

San Diego score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.1 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
San Diego1.71.559/159/15
Los Angeles Galaxy1.11.349/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

San Diego sit 12th in Major League Soccer (32 points from 27 matches) and Los Angeles Galaxy sit 9th (36 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Los Angeles Galaxy289910374436
12San Diego278811474732

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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