Los Angeles vs LA Galaxy

Banc of California Stadium forms the backdrop for a mouth-watering Major League Soccer showdown between Los Angeles and LA Galaxy.

Los Angeles succumbed to a narrow 1-0 defeat away to Vancouver Whitecaps, halting their run of five unbeaten MLS fixtures (W4, D1). Steve Cherundolo’s men will be out to prove it was just a one-off and retain a two-point lead over Austin at the top of the Western Conference. There’s plenty of reason for optimism in Cherundolo’s camp, as his lads have won their last three MLS matches on home turf by an aggregate score of 7-3. Connoisseurs of action-packed football will be looking forward to this match-up as five of the previous seven MLS meetings between these two sides here have seen both teams score 2+ goals.

On the other hand, Los Angeles Galaxy arrested a two-game winless MLS streak (D1, L1) last time out, courtesy of a 4-0 home thrashing of CF Montreal. But they are not off the hook yet, with eighth-placed Minnesota United sitting only three points below them, casting doubt on their MLS Cup playoff hopes. LA Galaxy’s indifferent seven-game away start to the season (W3, D2, L2) outlines the visitors’ problems with inconsistent performances. On the bright side, Greg Vanney’s men have kept a couple of clean sheets across their last four MLS road trips, conceding precisely once on the other two.