Los Angeles FC (2-3-1, eighth in the Western Conference) will take on the LA Galaxy (3-0-3, first in the Western Conference) in Los Angeles on Saturday at 7:45 p.m. EDT. The FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS Line has LAFC as the favorites at -142, while Los Angeles is at +318, with a Draw at +324. The over/under for goals is set at 3.5.
In their last game, the LA Galaxy defeated the Seattle Sounders 1-0 and will now face off against LAFC. The Galaxy holds a record of 3-0-2 against Western Conference teams, with Dejan Joveljic leading their scoring with four goals. The team has scored a total of 12 goals in conference play, the highest in the Western Conference. On the other hand, LAFC has a record of 2-3-1 against Western Conference opponents, with Denis Bouanga leading their scoring with two goals and two assists so far this season.
Key players for Los Angeles FC include Bouanga with two goals and two assists and Eduard Atuesta with two goals. For the Galaxy, Joveljic has scored four goals and one assist while Riqui Puig has two goals and two assists. Both teams are looking forward to their first meeting of the season.
LAFC has been averaging 1.5 goals per game, 6 shots on target per game and allowing an average of 1 goal per game while The Galaxy is averaging 2 goals per game, around 6 shots on target per game and allows an average of 1 goal per game as well but they have been very stingy when it comes to conceding corner kicks allowing only an average of 5 corners per match compared to LAFC’s average of around six corners per match .
Both teams have some injuries that may affect their performance on Saturday night ,LAFC will be without Nathan Ordaz , Lorenzo Dellavalle , Tomas Angel Gutierrez , Omar Chagoya while the Galaxy will miss out on Jalen Neal due to injury .
