It’s the second Los Angeles Derby of the season on Saturday, when LAFC will play host to the LA Galaxy. LAFC have been in really bad shape lately, coming into this match on a 4-match losing streak. The Galaxy have been slightly better, but they are also coming off back to back losses and this is going to be a tense match.
LAFC (6-9-5) met a really frustrating 2-1 loss on the road against Vancouver, in a match where they lost Vela to an early injury and they even took the lead but lost. They have now lost 4 in a row and they are win-less in their last 7 (0-5-2). They have now dropped to the 9th spot of the Western Conference with 23 points, 3 points behind the last playoff spot, scoring 25 and conceding 28 goals. They have not lost easily at home so far (4-2-4), scoring 16 and conceding 14 goals in the process. However, they have won just 2 of their last 7 home matches (2-2-3), keeping just 1 clean sheet in the process.
The LA Galaxy (11-8-2) are coming off a pretty balanced match at home against San Jose, where they scored a late own goal and eventually lost by 2-1. That was their second consecutive loss (both at home), after a 4-match unbeaten streak (3-0-1). The LA Galaxy are sitting at the 4th spot of the Western Conference with 35 points, scoring 32 and conceding 32 goals so far. They have been hit or miss on the road so far (4-4-1), scoring 12 and conceding 18 goals. They have only kept a single clean sheet on the road, and they have conceded 2+ goals in 6 of their 9 matches.
