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Matchday

MLS 2026 · 22 Apr 2026

Columbus Crew 2–1 LA Galaxy

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.1 – 0.7
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Columbus Crew favourites at 46%.

Columbus Crew won a close one on the chances: 1.1 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dániel Gazdag, 56.6 in 73′.

Well above their usual level: Taha Habroune +16.1.

Well below it: Marco Reus −15.3.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Columbus Crew

18 Apr 2026L 1–2at New England Revolution MLS
12 Apr 2026D 1–1v Orlando City SC MLS
4 Apr 2026W 3–1at Atlanta United MLS
21 Mar 2026L 1–2at Toronto FC MLS
14 Mar 2026L 0–1v Nashville SC MLS

LA Galaxy

19 Apr 2026D 2–2at FC Dallas MLS
11 Apr 2026W 2–1at Austin FC MLS
5 Apr 2026L 1–2v Minnesota United MLS
22 Mar 2026D 1–1at Portland Timbers MLS
15 Mar 2026L 1–2v Sporting Kansas City MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Columbus Crew

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dániel Gazdag Forward73100.2556.6–
Taha Habroune Midfielder9000–50.8+16.1
Dylan Chambost Midfielder90000.0349.2+2.4
Diego Rossi Forward88100.6749.2+6.9
Hugo Picard Midfielder73010.0744.6–
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder90010.1143.8+3.3
Jamal Thiaré Forward200–43.4–
Andres Herrera Midfielder1700–42.1–
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper9000–41.3−4.3
Malte Amundsen Defender9000–40.2+1.8
Rudy Camacho Defender9000–38.9−6.9
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura Midfielder1700–37.9–
Sean Zawadzki Defender9000–36.6−5.5
Steven Moreira Defender90000.0231.3−2.9

LA Galaxy

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Carlos Garcés Defender2800–51.4–
Joseph Paintsil Forward28010.0350.7–
Gabriel Pec Midfielder90100.4144.8+4.6
Harbor Miller Defender2800–43.9–
JT Marcinkowski Goalkeeper9000–43.8−1.1
Edwin Cerrillo Midfielder7700–42.7−0.9
Maya Yoshida Defender6200–41.8−7.5
Justin Haak Defender9000–39.9−1.8
Ruben Ramos Forward6200–39.5–
Miki Yamane Defender90000.2139.2+6.3
Julián Aude Defender2200–38.7–
Lucas Sanabria Midfielder9000–36.9−5.1
Isaiah Parente Midfielder1300–35.7–
Elijah Wynder Midfielder6200–35.3−2.2
Marco Reus Midfielder9000–31.1−15.3
John Nelson Defender6800–28.1–