New York City

New York City

VS Scheduled Sunday 18 Oct 202600:30

United States 2026 MLS

Los Angeles FC

Head-to-head overview

4 meetings

New York CityWins: 1
Draws50.0% of meetings: 2
Los Angeles FCWins: 1

Goals per match: 3.00
Over 2.5 goals: 75.0%
Both teams scored: 75.0%

Date	Season	Match
2025-03-02	2025	Los Angeles FC1–0New York City
2021-05-29	2021	Los Angeles FC1–2New York City
2019-03-17	2019	New York City2–2Los Angeles FC
2018-05-14	2018	Los Angeles FC2–2New York City

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	Atlanta Utd2–2New York City
2026-09-19	2026	New York City0–1New York Red Bulls
2026-09-14	2026	Real Salt Lake0–2New York City
2026-09-13	2026	Real Salt Lake0–2New York City
2026-09-10	2026	New York City1–2New England Revolution
2026-09-05	2026	New York City0–0Nashville SC
2026-08-30	2026	Toronto FC1–1New York City
2026-08-23	2026	New England Revolution1–1New York City

Los Angeles FC

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	2026	FC Dallas1–0Los Angeles FC
2026-09-20	2026	San Jose Earthquakes2–2Los Angeles FC
2026-09-14	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–1Los Angeles FC
2026-09-13	2026	Sporting Kansas City3–1Los Angeles FC
2026-09-10	2026	Los Angeles FC2–0New York Red Bulls
2026-09-06	2026	Real Salt Lake2–2Los Angeles FC
2026-08-30	2026	DC United0–0Los Angeles FC
2026-08-23	2026	Los Angeles FC1–1Portland Timbers

New York City Los Angeles FC

Wins

25%

12%

Over 2.5 goals

25%

50%

Both teams scored

50%

62%

Clean sheets

38%

25%

Home & away results

This season · 2026

New York City

Home · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
15	New York City	0–0	Nashville SC	1	–
15	New York City		Vancouver Whitecaps	2
15	New York City		FC Dallas	3
15	New York City		San Jose Earthquakes	4
15	New York City	1–1	St. Louis City	5	50′ Home
15	New York City	2–3	Inter Miami	6	3′ Away
15	New York City	1–2	New England Revolution	7	12′ Away
15	New York City	1–2	Charlotte	8	54′ Away
15	New York City		Houston Dynamo	9
15	New York City	3–1	Chicago Fire	10	10′ Home
15	New York City		Los Angeles FC	11
15	New York City	3–1	Colorado Rapids	12	21′ Home
15	New York City		Los Angeles Galaxy	13
15	New York City	5–0	Orlando City	14	21′ Home
15 · New York City
15	New York City	2–3	Philadelphia Union	16	4′ Home
15	New York City		Seattle Sounders	17
15	New York City	0–1	New York Red Bulls	18	57′ Away
15	New York City	4–4	FC Cincinnati	19	20′ Home
15	New York City		Portland Timbers	20
15	New York City		Real Salt Lake	21
15	New York City	0–2	DC United	22	29′ Away
15	New York City		San Diego FC	23
15	New York City		Austin FC	24
15	New York City	3–0	Columbus Crew	25	12′ Home
15	New York City		Minnesota United	26
15	New York City	1–1	Toronto FC	27	8′ Home
15	New York City		Atlanta Utd	28
15	New York City		CF Montreal	29
15	New York City		Sporting Kansas City	30

Los Angeles FC

Away · MLS

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Nashville SC	3–2	Los Angeles FC	11	13′ Home
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	1–1	Los Angeles FC	11	37′ Away
3	FC Dallas	1–0	Los Angeles FC	11	34′ Home
4	San Jose Earthquakes	2–2	Los Angeles FC	11	34′ Away
5	St. Louis City	2–1	Los Angeles FC	11	4′ Home
6	Inter Miami		Los Angeles FC	11
7	New England Revolution		Los Angeles FC	11
8	Charlotte		Los Angeles FC	11
9	Houston Dynamo	0–2	Los Angeles FC	11	56′ Away
10	Chicago Fire		Los Angeles FC	11
11 · Los Angeles FC
12	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Los Angeles FC	11	—
13	Los Angeles Galaxy	0–3	Los Angeles FC	11	26′ Away
14	Orlando City		Los Angeles FC	11
15	New York City		Los Angeles FC	11
16	Philadelphia Union		Los Angeles FC	11
17	Seattle Sounders		Los Angeles FC	11
18	New York Red Bulls		Los Angeles FC	11
19	FC Cincinnati		Los Angeles FC	11
20	Portland Timbers	2–1	Los Angeles FC	11	32′ Home
21	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Los Angeles FC	11	14′ Away
22	DC United	0–0	Los Angeles FC	11	–
23	San Diego FC	2–2	Los Angeles FC	11	—
24	Austin FC	0–0	Los Angeles FC	11	–
25	Columbus Crew		Los Angeles FC	11
26	Minnesota United	0–1	Los Angeles FC	11	9′ Away
27	Toronto FC		Los Angeles FC	11
28	Atlanta Utd		Los Angeles FC	11
29	CF Montreal		Los Angeles FC	11
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles FC	11	18′ Home
30	Sporting Kansas City	3–1	Los Angeles FC	11	—

New York City Home Los Angeles FC Away

Wins

29%

19%

Over 1.5

86%

69%

Over 2.5

64%

56%

Over 3.5

43%

38%

Both teams scored

64%

56%

Clean sheets

21%

31%

Scores first

57%

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

MLS · 2026 · Completed league matches only.

New York City

28 matches

Goals & results	Home14 matches	Away14 matches	Overall28 matches
Points / match	1.14	1.43	1.29
Draws	28.6%	35.7%	32.1%
Goals scored / match	1.86	1.21	1.54
Goals conceded / match	1.50	1.07	1.29
Total goals / match	3.36	2.29	2.82
Failed to score	21.4%	14.3%	17.9%
Under 2.5 goals	35.7%	64.3%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	6 of 8	75%
Scores first → wins	4 of 8	50%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 5	0%

Scoring order known: 14/14 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	4	2
16–30	6	2
31–45	6	3
46–60	5	3
61–75	2	6
76–90	3	5

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Los Angeles FC

29 matches

Goals & results	Home13 matches	Away16 matches	Overall29 matches
Points / match	2.00	0.94	1.41
Draws	15.4%	37.5%	27.6%
Goals scored / match	1.92	1.19	1.52
Goals conceded / match	0.85	1.38	1.14
Total goals / match	2.77	2.56	2.66
Failed to score	15.4%	25.0%	20.7%
Under 2.5 goals	53.8%	43.8%	48.3%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 14/16 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	New York City	Draw	Los Angeles FC	How it works
Strength (Elo)	44.0%	25.2%	30.8%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	31.1%	27.6%	41.0%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.09–1.29 Model expected goals

42.3% Probability of over 2.5 goals

48.0% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 13.0%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-113.0%

0-111.9%

1-010.0%

0-09.2%

1-28.4%

0-27.7%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	New York City	Los Angeles FC	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1528	1530	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-18	-76	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1488	1486	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
New York City	0.95	0.42	0.58	0.74
Los Angeles FC	0.88	0.59	0.65	0.59

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
New York City	5%	15%	28%	20%	32%
Los Angeles FC	8%	20%	15%	15%	42%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.00 New York City at home, 9 matches

0.85 Los Angeles FC away, 13 matches

21d Days of rest for New York City

21d Days of rest for Los Angeles FC

— Manager of New York City

— Manager of Los Angeles FC

0 Matches for New York City in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Los Angeles FC in the last 14 days

25 Points for New York City behind the leaders, and 7 above the relegation zone

20 Points for Los Angeles FC behind the leaders, and 12 above the relegation zone

3.09 League goals per match

25.3% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents New York City, the right bar represents Los Angeles FC.

On the ball

20 matches

3.78

corners

6.31

11.11

fouls

9.18

2.43

yellow cards

2.55

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
New York City	DLWWLDDDLL	1.00	1.20–1.20	1D
Los Angeles FC	LDLLWDDDLL	0.70	0.90–1.40	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
New York City	8	7	4	0	3
Los Angeles FC	8	2	7	0	3

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

New York City

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Los Angeles FC

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.