Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

San Diego vs Los Angeles Galaxy – Lineups & Match Details

San Diego beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1. Goals: E. Achouri (11'), K. Sargeant (48'), H. Lozano (55'), A. Pellegrino (70'). San Diego had 44% possession against Los Angeles Galaxy's 56%. Shots on target: 7-7.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 22

Sunday, 30 August 2026

San DiegoSan Diego

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy

Referee: Tori Penso, USA

Lineups

San DiegoSan Diego4-3-3
CJ Dos Santos1CJ Dos SantosG
Oscar Verhoeven33Oscar VerhoevenD
Manu Duah26Manu DuahD
Ian Murphy32Ian MurphyD
Kieran Sargeant5Kieran SargeantD
Aníbal Godoy20Aníbal GodoyM
Jeppe Tverskov6Jeppe TverskovM
Gabriel Pirani12Gabriel PiraniM
Anders Dreyer10Anders DreyerF
Onni Valakari8Onni ValakariF
Elias Achouri99Elias AchouriF

Substitutes

70Alejandro Alvarado JrF
97Christopher McVeyD
90Amahl PellegrinoF
25Ian PilcherD
18Duran FerreeG
3Dagur Dan ÞórhallssonD
19David VazquezM
77Alex MightenF
9Lewis MorganF
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy4-2-3-1
Novak Mićović1Novak MićovićG
Harbor Miller26Harbor MillerD
Jakob Glesnes5Jakob GlesnesD
Maya Yoshida4Maya YoshidaD
Julián Aude3Julián AudeD
Justin Haak15Justin HaakM
Isaiah Parente16Isaiah ParenteM
Joseph Paintsil28Joseph PaintsilM
Marco Reus18Marco ReusM
Hirving Lozano11Hirving LozanoM
Kyogo Furuhashi7Kyogo FuruhashiF

Substitutes

27Erik ThommyM
6Sergi RobertoM
14John NelsonD
21Robert TaylorM
25Carlos GarcésD
41Sebastian ConlonG
88Mason VanneyM
76Troy ElgersmaM
24Ruben RamosF

Match Events

11'G

E. Achouri

Assist: A. Dreyer

21'Y

M. Reus

23'Y

J. Tverskov

30'Y

Gabriel Pirani

39'Y

A. Godoy

48'G

K. Sargeant

Assist: A. Dreyer

50'Y

J. Tverskov

50'R

J. Tverskov

52'S

Gabriel Pirani

Substitution 1

55'G

H. Lozano

56'S

M. Yoshida

Substitution 1

56'S

I. Parente

Substitution 2

65'Y

J. Paintsil

66'S

I. Murphy

Substitution 2

67'S

E. Achouri

Substitution 3

70'G

A. Pellegrino

Assist: A. Dreyer

73'S

J. Aude

Substitution 3

73'S

Harbor Miller

Substitution 4

87'S

O. Valakari

Substitution 4

87'S

J. Haak

Substitution 5

89'Y

C. dos Santos

Statistics

San Diego
44%56%
Los Angeles Galaxy
2.41Expected Goals (xG)0.91
20Total Shots17
7Shots on Target7
7Corners7
10Fouls14
1Offsides4
86Pass Accuracy (%)89
5Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

San Diego host Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday, 30 August 2026. The kick-off time is 02:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. San Diego go into the match 9th in the table; Los Angeles Galaxy sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

San Diego have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Los Angeles Galaxy have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 2 times recently. Past results: 24 May 2025: San Diego 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy; 24 Feb 2025: San Diego 2-0 Los Angeles Galaxy. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

San Diego beat Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1. San Diego scored through E. Achouri 11', K. Sargeant 48', A. Pellegrino 70'. Los Angeles Galaxy replied with H. Lozano 55'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 70 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

San Diego held 44% of the ball against 56% for Los Angeles Galaxy. Shots on target finished 7-7. Expected goals read 2.41 for San Diego, 0.91 for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Verdict

The win nudges San Diego forward and leaves Los Angeles Galaxy with work to do. San Diego sat 9th and Los Angeles Galaxy 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.