Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Cincinnati

2 - 3
🕒 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 03:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Malik Badawi 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Los Angeles Galaxy 26 · FC Cincinnati 3
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.63
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 44%
Draws 38%
Away wins 19%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (23-22).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • FC Cincinnati had the sharper finishing (8-10 shots on target).

Team Overview

Los Angeles Galaxy (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 28
Avg: 1.59 / 1.65

Points

23
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
FC Cincinnati (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-2-5

Goals For / Against

25 / 25
Avg: 1.39 / 1.39

Points

35
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.94
1.59
GF
1.39
1.65
GA
1.39
76%
O2.5
47%
59%
BTTS
53%
59%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Los Angeles Galaxy rank26th
FC Cincinnati rank3rd
Los Angeles Galaxy points30
FC Cincinnati points65
Los Angeles Galaxy: #26 · 30 pts · GD -20
35 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC Cincinnati: #3 · 65 pts · GD +12
0 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Los Angeles Galaxy last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals13-6
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

FC Cincinnati last 5 away

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals8-4
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Los Angeles Galaxy trend breakdown

Over 2.576%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

FC Cincinnati trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.541%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home76%
Los Angeles Galaxy clean sheet at home18%
FC Cincinnati score away82%
FC Cincinnati clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Los Angeles Galaxy score first59%
Los Angeles Galaxy win after scoring first70%
FC Cincinnati score first65%
FC Cincinnati win after scoring first91%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Los Angeles Galaxy 14% · FC Cincinnati 20%
Avg first goal minute: Los Angeles Galaxy 15.2' · FC Cincinnati 26.9'

Vs league average

Los Angeles Galaxy score at home1.59 vs 1.64
Los Angeles Galaxy concede at home1.65 vs 1.36
FC Cincinnati score away1.39 vs 1.36
FC Cincinnati concede away1.39 vs 1.64
Los Angeles Galaxy score 3% below league average, while FC Cincinnati score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: Los Angeles Galaxy are 21% above league average at home, and FC Cincinnati are 15% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Los Angeles Galaxy goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
0-15 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
46-60 6
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2

FC Cincinnati goal timing (away)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
31-45 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
10
Total Shots
23
22
Shots off Goal
8
8
Blocked Shots
7
4
Shots Inside Box
17
14
Shots Outside Box
6
8
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
9
4
Fouls
7
8
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
7
6
Total Passes
451
527
Passes Accurate
388
479
Passes %
86%
91%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
10'
10' Goal · 0-1
E. Echenique
Normal Goal · Assist: Evander
22'
22' Goal · 0-2
Brenner
Normal Goal
39'
39' Goal · 1-2
J. Paintsil
Normal Goal
43'
43' D. Fagundez
45+3'
45+3' I. Parente
51'
51' I. Parente
51'
51' I. Parente
59'
59' N. Hagglund
60'
60' N. Hagglund
1st substitution · For: A. Powell
62'
62' J. Nelson
1st substitution · For: J. Aude
62'
62' Harbor Miller
2nd substitution · For: M. Cuevas
72'
72' S. Gidi
2nd substitution · For: Y. Kubo
72'
72' K. Denkey
3rd substitution · For: A. Jabbari
73'
73' E. Echenique
4th substitution · For: D. Marczuk
77'
77' M. Yamane
3rd substitution · For: Miguel Berry
87'
87' E. Cerrillo
4th substitution · For: R. Ramos
87'
87' D. Fagundez
5th substitution · For: Tucker Lepley
88'
88' Goal · 1-3
Brenner
Normal Goal · Assist: Evander
89'
89' Evander
5th substitution · For: B. Anunga
90'
90' Goal · 2-3
M. Cuevas
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Paintsil

Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Cincinnati 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Cincinnati beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 on Sunday, 21 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Malik Badawi.

First half: FC Cincinnati took an early lead at 10' when E. Echenique scored, with the assist credited to Evander, making the score 0-1. FC Cincinnati extended the lead at 22' when Brenner scored, making the score 0-2. Los Angeles Galaxy reduced the deficit at 39' when J. Paintsil scored, making the score 1-2. D. Fagundez received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 43'. I. Parente received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 45+3'.

Second half: I. Parente received a yellow card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 51'. I. Parente received a red card for Los Angeles Galaxy at 51'. N. Hagglund received a yellow card for FC Cincinnati at 59'. FC Cincinnati made their 1st substitution at 60', with N. Hagglund replacing A. Powell. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Nelson replacing J. Aude. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Harbor Miller replacing M. Cuevas. FC Cincinnati made their 2nd substitution at 72', with S. Gidi replacing Y. Kubo. FC Cincinnati made their 3rd substitution at 72', with K. Denkey replacing A. Jabbari. FC Cincinnati made their 4th substitution at 73', with E. Echenique replacing D. Marczuk. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Yamane replacing Miguel Berry. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 4th substitution at 87', with E. Cerrillo replacing R. Ramos. Los Angeles Galaxy made their 5th substitution at 87', with D. Fagundez replacing Tucker Lepley. FC Cincinnati extended the lead at 88' when Brenner scored, with the assist credited to Evander, making the score 1-3. FC Cincinnati made their 5th substitution at 89', with Evander replacing B. Anunga. Los Angeles Galaxy scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when M. Cuevas scored, with the assist credited to J. Paintsil, making the score 2-3.

Los Angeles Galaxy used 5 substitutions while FC Cincinnati used 5 substitutions. Los Angeles Galaxy got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while FC Cincinnati got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (23-22).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
  • FC Cincinnati had the sharper finishing (8-10 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Cincinnati Head-to-Head History by Season