New York City FC at Los Angeles FC 5/29/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

NYCFC suffered a massive upset in their home match against Columbus and are now on a three-match win-less streak. They will have a tough time turning this around, as they will be hosted by LAFC on Saturday. LAFC returned to winning ways last week and they will be eager to record back to back wins for the first time in the season.

LAFC (2-2-2) were quite solid in their home match against Colorado last week. They took an early two-goal lead, with two goals by Diego Rossi, while Colorado scored a goal at the start of the second half for the final 2-1. That was LAFC’s first win after a four-match win-less streak (0-2-2). However, they failed to keep a clean sheet once again and have only kept 1 in 6 matches so far. LAFC have not made a good start and are currently sitting at the 9th spot of the Western Conference with 8 points and an even goal differential (7-7). However, they are still undefeated after 3 home matches (2-0-1), scoring 5 goals and conceding just 2.

NYCFC (2-2-2) were excellent in the first half of their home match against Columbus. They took an early lead and it all looked like a home win, but they fell apart in the final minutes of the match. They conceded a direct free kick by Zelarayan at the 82nd minute, while the same player scored another free kick at the 95th minute to steal the win. NYCFC have only kept 2 clean sheets in 6 matches so far, while both teams scored in 4 of their 6 matches. They are now sitting at the 6th spot of the Eastern Conference with 8 points, scoring 11 and conceding 6 goals. They have a 1-1-1 record on the road so far, scoring in all 3 but keeping just 1 clean sheet.