Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles Galaxy 11 games · 13 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rosendo Mendoza (USA)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W 18 Apr New England Revolution A 1–2 L 12 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D 04 Apr Atlanta United FC A 3–1 W 21 Mar Toronto FC A 1–2 L 14 Mar Nashville SC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L 19 Apr FC Dallas A 2–2 D 11 Apr Austin FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L 22 Mar Portland Timbers A 1–1 D 15 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Los Angeles Galaxy #10 Position #25 12 Points 13 11 Played 11 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 4 16 Scored 16 16 Conceded 17 +0 GD -1 1.09 PPG 1.18 27% Win % 27% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season9% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 25th (13 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Lower.com Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Sanabria, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 22' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Julian Aude is replaced by John Nelson on 22 minute.
- 27' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 40' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Gazdag on 40.
- 45' It’s gonna be a card for Gabriel Pec.
- 47' GOAL! Diego Rossi scores on 47. Assisted by Max Arfsten
- 52' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 57' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 256 games and scored 437 goals.
- 62' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Maya Yoshida by Carlos Garces on 62 minute.
- 67' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 72' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Carlos Garces has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' The whistle greets Hugo Picard as he departs to be replaced by Marcelo Herrera.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Isaiah Parente. He replaces Edwin Cerrillo on 77 minute.
- 82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 86' GOAL! Gabriel Pec scores on 86. Assisted by Joseph Paintsil
- 88' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamal Thiare is hanging Diego Rossi on the field on 88 minute.
- Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.
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Columbus Crew SC
Starting XI- 31
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Diego Rossi ↓ Jamal Thiare 88'
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Daniel Gazdag ↓ Sekou Bangoura 73'
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Hugo Picard ↓ Marcelo Herrera 73'
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Bench-
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Jamal Thiare ↑ 88'
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Marcelo Herrera ↑ 73'
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Sekou Bangoura ↑ 73'
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Coach Henrik RydströmLos Angeles Galaxy
Starting XI-
4
Maya Yoshida ↓ Carlos Garces 62'
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Edwin Cerrillo ↓ Isaiah Parente 77'
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Julian Aude ↓ John Nelson 22'
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Ruben Ramos ↓ Harbor Miller 62'
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Elijah Wynder ↓ Joseph Paintsil 62'
Bench-
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Joseph Paintsil ↑ 62'
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John Nelson ↑ 22'
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Isaiah Parente ↑ 77'
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Carlos Garces ↑ 62'
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Harbor Miller ↑ 62'
Coach Greg Vanney -
Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-18 New England Revolution 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-04-12 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2026-04-04 Atlanta United FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-03-21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2026-03-14 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC LLos Angeles Galaxy Form
2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-04-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-04-11 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-03-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L