CARSON. LA Galaxy and Houston Dynamo didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
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 20,035 spectators. The referee was Armando Villarreal with the assistance of Stefan Tanaka-Freundt and Felisha Mariscal. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 118 Attack 98
- 62 Dangerous attack 60
- 74 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
LA Galaxy was in firm control of the ball 55% while Houston Dynamo was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
LA Galaxy was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough LA Galaxy to win the match.
LA Galaxy shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
LA Galaxy received 1 yellow card (Raheem Edwards). Talking about the opposition, Houston Dynamo received 5 yellow cards (Artur, Nelson Quiñones, Luis Caicedo, Daniel Steres and Artur).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, LA Galaxy will have 29 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Houston Dynamo will have 39 points to hold in the 5th 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 statistic in favor of Dallas (6 draws).
Houston Dynamo will play away agasint Portland Timbers on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
34'
63'
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 , Maya Yoshida , Chris Mavinga , Raheem Edwards , Oriol Rosell , Tyler Boyd , Marky Delgado , Riqui Puig , Diego Fagúndez and Dejan Joveljić .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Barrios , Eriq Zavaleta, Kelvin Leerdam, Mauricio Cuevas, Edwin Cerrillo , Billy Sharp , Novak Mićović, Daniel Aguirre and Jonathan Perez.
LA Galaxy could not rely on the presence of Jonathan Perez (injured).
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 5 changes: Tyler Boyd for Daniel Aguirre (63′), Diego Fagúndez for Michael Barrios (63′), Marky Delgado for Edwin Cerrillo (63′), Dejan Joveljić for Billy Sharp (63′) and Oriol Rosell for Jonathan Perez (79′).
Best player: Jonathan Bond
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LA Galaxy was the goalkeeper: Jonathan Bond. His rating is 7.34. He performed 3 saves.
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
Also Houston Dynamo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ben Olsen played with: Andrew Tarbell , Griffin Dorsey , Ethan Bartlow , Micael , Daniel Steres , Héctor Herrera , Luis Caicedo , Sebastian Kowalczyk , Amine Bassi , Nelson Quiñones and Corey Baird .
They had on the bench: Franco Escobar, Bradley Smith , Artur, Iván Franco, Ibrahim Aliyu , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Þorleifur Úlfarsson and Xavier Valdez.
Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of Ibrahim Aliyu (injured).
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: Corey Baird for Ibrahim Aliyu (64′), Sebastian Kowalczyk for Adalberto Carrasquilla (64′), Micael for Bradley Smith (68′), Nelson Quiñones for Artur (90′) and Amine Bassi for Þorleifur Úlfarsson (90′).
Best player: Amine Bassi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Amine Bassi.
His rating is with 60 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Philadelphia Union – New York RB – 2-0
- Seattle Sounders – Portland Timbers – 2-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Minnesota United – 1-1
- LA Galaxy – Houston Dynamo – 0-0
- Real Salt Lake – Colorado Rapids – 2-0
- Nashville SC – Charlotte – 1-1
- Sporting KC – St. Louis City – 2-1
- Dallas – Atlanta United – 2-2
