CARSON. LA Galaxy was after all too much to handle for Chicago Fire with the goal of Tyler Boyd (29′), Riqui Puig (72′) and Billy Sharp (90′ pen). LA Galaxy was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Dignity Health Sports Park stadium in Carson on Saturday and it started at 10:30 pm local time. In front of 19,762 spectators. The referee was Ismail Elfath with the collaboration of Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins. The 4th official was Alexis Da Silva. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.85 degrees Celsius or 71.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 19 Total 12
- 9 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 108 Attack 54
- 50 Dangerous attack 34
- 63 Ball safe 62
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 6
Fouls
- 12 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
LA Galaxy had a strong ball possession 64% while Chicago Fire was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why LA Galaxy won the match.
LA Galaxy shot 19 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Chicago Fire received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Dean and Gastón Giménez).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, LA Galaxy will have 25 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Chicago Fire will stay with 32 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, LA Galaxy will host Dallas on the 22nd of October with a 23-18 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Chicago Fire will play away agasint New York City on the 21st of October with a 10-3 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (6 draws).
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
69'
72'
LA Galaxy adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Greg Vanney decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Bond , Calegari , Eriq Zavaleta , Maya Yoshida , Raheem Edwards , Edwin Cerrillo , Oriol Rosell , Douglas Costa , Riqui Puig , Tyler Boyd and Dejan Joveljić .
The home team had on the bench: Julián Aude, Marky Delgado, Michael Barrios, Diego Fagúndez , Kelvin Leerdam, Billy Sharp , Novak Mićović, Daniel Aguirre and Tony Alfaro .
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 5 changes: Douglas Costa for Michael Barrios (81′), Oriol Rosell for Marky Delgado (81′), Dejan Joveljić for Billy Sharp (69′), Eriq Zavaleta for Tony Alfaro (69′) and Tyler Boyd for Daniel Aguirre (86′).
Best player: Riqui Puig
The most impressive player for LA Galaxy was Riqui Puig.
His rating is with 1 goal, 111 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.
Chicago Fire – Formation
Chicago Fire
89'
Also Chicago Fire adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Frank Klopas played with: Chris Brady , Jonathan Dean , Carlos Teran , Rafael Czichos , Miguel Navarro , Federico Navarro , Gastón Giménez , Fabian Herbers , Xherdan Shaqiri , Brian Gutierrez and Kei Kamara .
They had on the bench: Arnaud Souquet, Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño , Maren Haile-Selassie , Wyatt Omsberg, Spencer Richey, Georgios Koutsias , Jairo Torres , Jeffrey Gal and Ousmane Doumbia .
Substitutions
Chicago Fire made 5 changes: Brian Gutierrez for Jairo Torres (77′), Fabian Herbers for Ousmane Doumbia (46′), Kei Kamara for Maren Haile-Selassie (78′), Miguel Navarro for Daniel Alonso Aceves Patiño (84′) and Xherdan Shaqiri for Maren Haile-Selassie (77′).
Best player: Chris Brady
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chicago Fire was the goalkeeper: Chris Brady. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Minnesota United – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
- LA Galaxy – Chicago Fire – 3-0
- Real Salt Lake – Houston Dynamo – 0-3
- Sporting KC – SJ Earthquakes – 3-0
- Dallas – Austin – 1-0
