Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Chicago Fire FC — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.
- Los Angeles Galaxy 11 games · 13 pts (2026/26)
- Chicago Fire FC 10 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
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 27 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W 16 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–4 L 09 Jul Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W 05 Jul Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W 02 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D 25 Jun Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L 21 Aug Orlando City SC H 1–3 L 16 Jul Toronto FC H 1–0 W 13 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W 09 Jul Nashville SC H 1–0 W 01 Jul Orlando City SC A 1–3 L Season Stats
Los Angeles Galaxy Chicago Fire FC #25 Position #4 13 Points 17 11 Played 10 3 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 3 16 Scored 19 17 Conceded 11 -1 GD +8 1.18 PPG 1.70 27% Win % 50% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season50% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this seasonLos Angeles Galaxy are 25th (13 pts). Chicago Fire FC are 4th (17 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Chicago Fire FC is underway.
- 2' Chicago Fire FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 2.
- 7' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dejan Joveljic made 245 appearances and scored 61 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 12' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Riqui Puig has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 27' Chicago Fire FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 29' Goal! Tyler Boyd scores his 11 goal in 392 matches.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Edwin Cerrillo, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 39' Carlos Teran has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Chicago Fire FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 47' Ousmane Doumbia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fabian Herbers on 47 minute.
- 52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 57' Chicago Fire FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' Los Angeles Galaxy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 67' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' Billy Sharp is replacing Dejan Joveljic for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
- 72' GOAL! Riqui Puig scores on 72. Assisted by Douglas Costa
- 77' Another substitution for Chicago Fire FC to replace Kei Kamara by Georgios Koutsias on 77 minute.
- 82' 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.
- 84' The Chicago Fire FC manager makes a substitution. Miguel Navarro departs to be replaced by Daniel Aceves.
- 86' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Tyler Boyd departs to be replaced by Daniel Aguirre.
- 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonathan Dean on 89.
- 90' GOAL! Billy Sharp scores on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.
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Los Angeles Galaxy
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Eriq Zavaleta ↓ Tony Alfaro 70'
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Tyler Boyd ↓ Daniel Aguirre 86'
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Dejan Joveljic ↓ Billy Sharp 70'
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Billy Sharp ↑ 70'
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Tony Alfaro ↑ 70'
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Daniel Aguirre ↑ 86'
Coach Greg VanneyChicago Fire FC
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Kei Kamara ↓ Georgios Koutsias 77'
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Miguel Navarro ↓ Daniel Aceves 84'
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Georgios Koutsias ↑ 77'
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Ousmane Doumbia ↑ 47'
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Daniel Aceves ↑ 84'
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Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2023-08-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-07-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-07-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Philadelphia Union W 2023-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2023-07-02 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-06-25 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy DChicago Fire FC Form