Matchday

MLS 2026 · 23 Feb 2026

LA Galaxy 1–1 New York City FC

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
0.4 – 1.4
Goals
1 – 1

New York City FC deserved more from the draw, creating 1.4 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matthew Freese, 55.8 in 90′.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

LA Galaxy

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

New York City FC

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

LA Galaxy

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
João Klauss Forward88100.1148.0–
Maya Yoshida Defender2300–47.4–
Novak Mićović Goalkeeper9000–42.7–
Matheus Nascimento Forward1000–42.2–
Joseph Paintsil Forward90000.0540.2–
Jakob Glesnes Defender9000–40.1–
Lucas Sanabria Midfielder90000.0738.8–
Marco Reus Midfielder67010.0338.2–
John Nelson Defender2300–37.7–
Gabriel Pec Midfielder90000.0933.6–
Miki Yamane Defender9000–32.2–
Justin Haak Defender9000–28.8–
Julián Aude Defender6700–27.8–
Carlos Garcés Defender6400–15.9–

New York City FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Keaton Parks Midfielder16000.2757.6–
Matthew Freese Goalkeeper9000–55.8–
Nicolás Fernández Midfielder90100.9352.0–
Talles Magno Forward1000–49.8–
Tayvon Gray Defender8000–49.2–
Raul Gustavo Defender9000–43.5–
Thiago Martins Defender9000–42.5–
Hannes Wolf Midfielder88000.0641.9–
Kai Trewin Midfielder8800–41.2–
Kevin O'Toole Defender90000.0739.3–
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder7400–35.6–
Agustin Ojeda Midfielder90000.0835.0–
Jonathan Shore Midfielder1000–33.9–
Maxi Moralez Midfielder9000–32.2–
Andrew Baiera Defender1000–24.7–