Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer | Gameweek 3

Mar 6, 2022 at 12.30am UK

Ramblewood Soccer Complex

Charlotte
0 - 1
LA Galaxy

Fuchs (37')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Alvarez (77')
Coulibaly (45+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Charlotte Independence and Los Angeles Galaxy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Charlotte FC

Last Six:

Last Game: Charlotte FC 0-2 Montreal
Sunday, May 15 at 12am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: Charlotte FC vs. Vancouver
Sunday, May 22 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings

PTS

Los Angeles Galaxy

Last Six:

Last Game: Minnesota Utd 1-1 LA Galaxy
Thursday, May 19 at 1am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: LA Galaxy vs. Houston
Monday, May 23 at 1am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Dallas	12	10	22
2	Los Angeles Galaxy	12	1	20
3	Real Salt Lake	12	-4	19

We said: Charlotte Independence 1-1 Los Angeles Galaxy

With just one game to judge Charlotte by so far, it is difficult to predict how they will perform in their first home match. The hosts could well become overawed in the atmosphere, or thrive off it instead, but we cannot see the Galaxy losing it with the quality and experience that they possess in their ranks, so a draw seems a likely outcome. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Los Angeles Galaxy win with a probability of 73.17%. A draw had a probability of 15.9% and a win for Charlotte Independence had a probability of 10.92%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.3%) and 0-3 (8.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.35%), while for a Charlotte Independence win it was 2-1 (3.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Los Angeles Galaxy would win this match.

Result
Charlotte Independence	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
10.92%	15.91%	73.17%

Both teams to score 53.92%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

66.29%

33.71%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

44.46%

55.54%

Charlotte Independence Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.58%

41.43%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

22.07%

77.93%

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

92.06%

7.94%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

71.93%

28.07%

Score Analysis

Charlotte Independence 10.92%

Los Angeles Galaxy 73.16%

Draw 15.91%

Charlotte Independence	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
2-1 @ 3.24% 1-0 @ 2.9% 2-0 @ 1.28% 3-2 @ 1.2% 3-1 @ 0.95% Other @ 1.35% Total : 10.92%	1-1 @ 7.35% 2-2 @ 4.1% 0-0 @ 3.29% 3-3 @ 1.02% Other @ 0.16% Total : 15.91%	0-2 @ 10.55% 1-2 @ 9.3% 0-3 @ 8.91% 0-1 @ 8.34% 1-3 @ 7.86% 0-4 @ 5.65% 1-4 @ 4.98% 2-3 @ 3.46% 0-5 @ 2.86% 1-5 @ 2.52% 2-4 @ 2.19% 0-6 @ 1.21% 2-5 @ 1.11% 1-6 @ 1.06% Other @ 3.17% Total : 73.16%