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Los Angeles Galaxy vs St. Louis City – Lineups & Match Details

St. Louis City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1. Goals: L. MacNaughton (42'), M. Hartel (45'), S. Becher (68'), T. Elgersma (86'). Los Angeles Galaxy had 47% possession against St. Louis City's 53%. Shots on target: 3-9.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 16

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy

1 - 3

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

St. Louis CitySt. Louis City

Referee: M. Badawi

Lineups

Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy4-1-4-1
JT Marcinkowski12JT MarcinkowskiG
Miki Yamane2Miki YamaneD
Jakob Glesnes5Jakob GlesnesD
Carlos Garcés25Carlos GarcésD
John Nelson14John NelsonD
Justin Haak15Justin HaakM
Joseph Paintsil28Joseph PaintsilM
Elijah Wynder22Elijah WynderM
Lucas Sanabria8Lucas SanabriaM
Harbor Miller26Harbor MillerM
Marco Reus18Marco ReusF

Substitutes

21Robert TaylorM
3Julián AudeD
16Isaiah ParenteM
4Maya YoshidaD
76Troy ElgersmaM
1Novak MićovićG
20Chris RindovD
St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3-4-1-2
Roman Bürki1Roman BürkiG
Lukas MacNaughton5Lukas MacNaughtonD
Timo Baumgartl32Timo BaumgartlD
Dante Polvara21Dante PolvaraD
Mykhi Joyner59Mykhi JoynerM
Daniel Edelman24Daniel EdelmanM
Christopher Durkin8Christopher DurkinM
Tomas Totland14Tomas TotlandM
Marcel Hartel17Marcel HartelF
Eduard Löwen10Eduard LöwenF
Simon Becher11Simon BecherF

Substitutes

99Jaziel OrozcoD
20Rafael SantosD
77Jeong Sang-binF
28Miguel PerezM
29Palmer AultM
39Benjamin LundtG
22Kyle HiebertD
27Fallou FallD
7Tomáš OstrákM

Match Events

42'G

L. MacNaughton

Assist: M. Hartel

45'+1G

M. Hartel

Assist: T. Totland

45'+1Y

C. Garcés

45'+4Y

M. Reus

49'Y

C. Garcés

49'R

C. Garcés

56'Y

L. MacNaughton

59'S

M. Reus

Substitution 1

62'S

E. Löwen

Substitution 1

62'S

L. MacNaughton

Substitution 2

62'S

M. Joyner

Substitution 3

64'S

J. Nelson

Substitution 2

65'S

L. Sanabria

Substitution 3

68'G

S. Becher

Assist: M. Hartel

71'Y

J. Glesnes

74'S

J. Paintsil

Substitution 4

74'S

E. Wynder

Substitution 5

86'G

T. Elgersma

86'S

S. Becher

Substitution 4

86'S

D. Edelman

Substitution 5

Statistics

Los Angeles Galaxy
47%53%
St. Louis City
0.98Expected Goals (xG)2.04
11Total Shots15
3Shots on Target9
4Corners7
11Fouls16
3Offsides2
82Pass Accuracy (%)86
4Yellow Cards1
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Los Angeles Galaxy host St. Louis City on Thursday, 23 July 2026. The kick-off time is 02:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Los Angeles Galaxy go into the match 13th in the table; St. Louis City sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Los Angeles Galaxy have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. St. Louis City have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Jun 2025: Los Angeles Galaxy 3-3 St. Louis City; 9 Mar 2025: Los Angeles Galaxy 0-3 St. Louis City; 1 Sept 2024: Los Angeles Galaxy 1-2 St. Louis City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

St. Louis City beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1. Los Angeles Galaxy scored through T. Elgersma 86'. St. Louis City replied with L. MacNaughton 42', M. Hartel 45', S. Becher 68'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 86 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Los Angeles Galaxy held 47% of the ball against 53% for St. Louis City. Shots on target finished 3-9. Expected goals read 0.98 for Los Angeles Galaxy, 2.04 for St. Louis City.

Verdict

St. Louis City take the three points; Los Angeles Galaxy look at a thin night for the home crowd. Los Angeles Galaxy sat 13th and St. Louis City 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.