Goalkeeper Rescue
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy's goalkeeper kept them in it — 6 saves against 2.64 xG, conceding just 1.
- Saves
- 6
- Faced xG
- 2.64
- Conceded
- 1
Major League Soccer · Matchday 23Los Angeles Galaxy
M. Reus 11'
R. Taylor 33'
2 – 1
FT
HT 2–0
New England Revolution
C. Gil 90'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 23Los Angeles Galaxy2–1New England Revolution
1.47
Expected goals
2.64
11′33′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: LAG 1.47, NER 2.64.
Match report
Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 New England Revolution
Los Angeles Galaxy edged out New England Revolution 2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Major League Soccer. Reus opened the scoring for Los Angeles Galaxy on 11' from the penalty spot, Taylor made it 2-0 to Los Angeles Galaxy on 33' and Gil pulled one back for New England Revolution on 90' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Los Angeles Galaxy 1.47, New England Revolution 2.64. On the balance of chances New England Revolution had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Los Angeles Galaxy will take more happily than the performance deserved.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Los Angeles Galaxy graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 6 saves and 2.64 faced xg. New England Revolution graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.64 expected goals and 1 goals.
JT Marcinkowski came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.0 for Los Angeles Galaxy across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Los Angeles Galaxy conceding the most free-kicks (13).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
48%Possession52%
8Shots24
1.47xG2.64
What the numbers say
6 readsWasteful Finishing
New England Revolution
New England Revolution created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.64 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.64
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.64
Better Chances
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.18 xG per attempt against 0.11.
- xG per shot
- 0.18
- Opponent
- 0.11
- Shots
- 8 v 24
Box Occupation
New England Revolution
New England Revolution kept getting bodies into the area — 79% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 19 of 24
- Share
- 79%
- xG per shot
- 0.11
Timeline
🟨10'
William Sands
Foul
M. Reus (Pen)
⚽11'
R. Taylor — assist: H. Lozano
⚽33'
🟨44'
Jack Harrison
Foul
Half-time
P. Ruiz ↑ E. Thommy ↓
🔄58'
L. Sanabria ↑ S. Roberto ↓
🔄58'
Harbor Miller
Time wasting
🟨59'
Hirving Lozano
Foul
🟨62'
I. Parente ↑ K. Furuhashi ↓
🔄74'
J. Paintsil ↑ R. Taylor ↓
🔄74'
🔄75'
D. Gazdag ↑ W. Sands ↓
🟨76'
Mamadou Fofana
Foul
🔄80'
W. Harris ↑ D. Turgeman ↓
T. Elgersma ↑ H. Lozano ↓
🔄83'
🔄85'
I. Feingold ↑ M. Polster ↓
🔄85'
L. Langoni ↑ A. Yusuf ↓
⚽90'
C. Gil (Pen)
Match info
Kickoff
VenueDignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 23
StatusMatch Finished