LA Galaxy was eventually too good for Houston Dynamo with the goal of S. Kljestan (39′ pen), Z. Valentin (45′ own) and K. Cabral (47′).
The match was played on Thursday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza who was helped by Nick Uranga and Jeremy Kieso. The 4th official was Ismail Elfath.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 24 Total 11
- 8 On Target 7
- 16 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 102
- 56 Dangerous attack 48
- 70 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Houston Dynamo was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. LA Galaxy that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Houston Dynamo was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, LA Galaxy managed to find the solution to win this match.
Houston Dynamo shot 24 times, 8 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, LA Galaxy shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Houston Dynamo received 1 yellow card (M. Figueroa). Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy received 3 yellow cards (J. Araujo, Chicharito and N. DePuy).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this encounter, Houston Dynamo will stay with 30 points to stay in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, LA Galaxy will have 45 points to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Houston Dynamo will play away against Austin on the 24th of October with a 1-1 head to head.
LA Galaxy will host Dallas on the 24th of October with a 20-18 head to head statistic in favor of Dallas (5 draws).
Houston Dynamo – Formation
Houston Dynamo
46'
37'
Houston Dynamo started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi decided to play with the following team: Michael Nelson , Tim Parker , Zarek Valentin , Maynor Figueroa , Griffin Dorsey , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Darwin Cerén , Sam Junqua , Darwin Quintero , Maximiliano Urruti and Fafà Picault .
The home team had on the bench: Tyler Pasher , Alejandro Fuenmayor, Marko Marić, Boniek García, Adam Lundqvist , Joe Corona , Ian Hoffman , Memo Rodríguez and Ariel Lassiter.
Substitutions
Houston Dynamo made 5 changes: M. Figueroa for T. Pasher (46′), Z. Valentin for A. Lundqvist (46′), A. Carrasquilla for J. Corona (62′), M. Urruti for M. Rodriguez (62′) and D. Ceren for I. Hoffmann (80′).
Best player: Darwin Quintero
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Houston Dynamo was Darwin Quintero.
His rating is with 42 passes (69% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
LA Galaxy – Formation
LA Galaxy
39'
LA Galaxy started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Greg Vanney played with: Jonathan Bond , Julian Araujo , Nick DePuy , Derrick Williams , Niko Hämäläinen , Efrain Alvarez , Jonathan Dos Santos , Sacha Kljestan , Sebastian Lletget , Javier Hernández and Kevin Cabral .
They had on the bench: Oniel Fisher , Samuel Grandsir , Jonathan Klinsmann, Ethan Zubak, Víctor Vázquez, Dejan Joveljić , Rayan Raveloson, Sega Coulibaly and Adam Saldana .
Substitutions
LA Galaxy made 5 changes: J. Araujo for O. Fisher (46′), Chicharito for D. Joveljic (60′), K. Cabral for S. Grandsir (60′), D. Williams for S. Coulibaly (68′) and J. dos Santos for A. Saldana (71′).
Best player: Jonathan Bond
The most impressive player for LA Galaxy was the goalkeeper: Jonathan Bond. His rating is 8.34. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Dallas – Los Angeles FC – 2-3
- Minnesota United – Philadelphia Union – 3-2
- Houston Dynamo – LA Galaxy – 0-3
- Nashville SC – Columbus Crew – 1-1
- Colorado Rapids – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Vancouver Whitecaps – 2-3
- SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 4-0
