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Major League Soccer
May 26, 2024 at 3.30am UK
Dignity Health Sports Park
Houston Dynamo

LA Galaxy
2 - 1
Houston

Pec (44'), Puig (60')
Brugman (90+4')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Blessing (18')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Charlotte FC 0-0 LA Galaxy
Sunday, May 19 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Houston 1-1 Dallas
Sunday, May 19 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 Houston Dynamo

LA Galaxy are the favourites here but their form of late has been questionable and they have struggled to put games to bed from winning positions. Indeed, Houston have also been way below their best this season but they have shown improvement in the last few weeks and we feel they will be able to earn a share of the spoils in this one. 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 53.03%. A win for Houston Dynamo had a probability of 25.84% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Los Angeles Galaxy win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.62%) and 3-1 (6.46%). The likeliest Houston Dynamo win was 1-2 (6.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.95%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Los Angeles Galaxy in this match.

Result
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawHouston Dynamo
53.03% (0.0080000000000027 0.01) 21.13%25.84% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
Both teams to score 66.09% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.68% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)32.32% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.06% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)53.94% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Los Angeles Galaxy Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.5% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)12.49% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.52%38.48%
Houston Dynamo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.52% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)24.48% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.07% (-0.014000000000003 -0.01)58.93% (0.013000000000005 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Los Angeles Galaxy 53.03%
    Houston Dynamo 25.84%
    Draw 21.13%
Los Angeles GalaxyDrawHouston Dynamo
2-1 @ 9.31% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 6.62% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 6.46% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-0 @ 6.36% (0.0020000000000007 0)
3-0 @ 4.59% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 4.54% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 3.36% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-0 @ 2.39% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 2.36%
5-1 @ 1.4%
4-3 @ 1.11% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 0.99%
5-2 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 53.03%
1-1 @ 8.95% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 6.55% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 3.06% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-3 @ 2.13% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
Other @ 0.44%
Total : 21.13%
1-2 @ 6.3% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 4.3% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-3 @ 3.07% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-2 @ 3.03%
1-3 @ 2.96% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 1.42% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 1.08%
1-4 @ 1.04% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 25.84%

How you voted: LA Galaxy vs Houston

Los Angeles Galaxy
Draw
Houston Dynamo
Los Angeles Galaxy
53.8%
Draw
23.1%
Houston Dynamo
23.1%
13
Head to Head
Sep 3, 2023 3.30am
LA Galaxy
0-0
Houston
Edwards (34')
Steres (38'), Caicedo (55'), Quinones (64'), Artur (90+8')
Apr 9, 2023 1.30am
Oct 9, 2022 10pm
Oct 21, 2021 1.30am
Gameweek 40
Houston
0-3
LA Galaxy
Figueroa (37')
Hernandez (9'), Araujo (11'), DePuy (84')
rhs 2.0
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Columbus Crew127412012825
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati128131714325
3Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia1272323121123
4Inter MiamiInter Miami116322115621
5Nashville SCNashville126242215720
6Charlotte FCCharlotte FC126151914519
7Orlando City124622115618
8New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls125341913618
9New England RevolutionNew England115241210217
10New York City FCNY City125251314-117
11Chicago Fire124442023-316
12DC United123361325-1212
13Toronto122461016-610
14Atlanta UnitedAtlanta122461322-910
15CF MontrealMontreal12138616-106

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver1283124101427
2Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd126421911822
3Portland TimbersPortland126332219321
4Seattle SoundersSeattle125432014619
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles125341918118
6San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes125162620616
7Colorado RapidsColorado124441518-316
8Dallas124441520-516
9Austin FCAustin12516815-716
10Real Salt LakeSalt Lake124171318-513
11St Louis City12246914-510
12Houston DynamoHouston122461119-810
13Sporting Kansas CityKansas112181622-67
14Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy11038827-193
15San Diego FC00000000


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