Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Dallas — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 4′FC Dallas, yellow card:Foul
- 31′FC Dallas, yellow card:Foul
- 35′FC Dallas, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 53′Los Angeles Galaxy, yellow card:Foul
- 63′FC Dallas, yellow card:Foul
- 66′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 67′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 67′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 79′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 79′FC Dallas, substitution:off
- 86′Los Angeles Galaxy, yellow card:Foul
- 90+3′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 90+3′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- Full-time
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Los Angeles Galaxy
4-3-3
FC Dallas
3-1-4-2
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Los Angeles Galaxy
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Match report
Galaxy and Dallas share goalless draw after red card at Dignity Health Sports Park
Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas played out a goalless draw in Major League Soccer's Regular Season - Matchday 18 at Dignity Health Sports Park, a result that leaves both sides short of where they want to be in the table. Neither team could find a breakthrough despite a lively contest, with the scoreline still level at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The game turned in the second half when Dallas had a player sent off in the 63rd minute, leaving Eric Quill's side to see out the remainder with ten men. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Dallas held firm and denied the hosts a winner, with Greg Vanney's Galaxy unable to make the extra man count.
The Galaxy shaded possession and produced more shots on target, but Dallas matched them for corners and created enough to finish with the higher expected-goals figure. Jonathan Sirois was outstanding for the away side, rated the top performer on the pitch, while Jakob Glesnes and James Marcinkowski also impressed for Los Angeles as the hosts pushed for a way through a stubborn Dallas defence.
Sirois earned the highest rating on the pitch at 8.3, playing a key role in preserving Dallas's clean sheet despite his side finishing the match with ten men.
Los Angeles Galaxy held the edge in shots on target, striking the target eight times to Dallas's four.
Los Angeles Galaxy and FC Dallas drew 0–0 (half-time 0–0).
Los Angeles Galaxy met FC Dallas in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 18). Kick-off was Sunday, 2 August 2026, 02:30 UTC at Dignity Health Sports Park. Referee: Fotis Bazakos.
Team pages: Los Angeles Galaxy · FC Dallas · Major League Soccer
Starting line-ups
Los Angeles Galaxy (4-3-3)
FC Dallas (3-1-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Los Angeles Galaxy 41%, the draw 28%, FC Dallas 31%. It finished Los Angeles Galaxy 0–0 FC Dallas.
Home ground outweighs FC Dallas' rating edge — FC Dallas are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage plus Los Angeles Galaxy's cold finishing due to recover give Los Angeles Galaxy the lean. The draw at 28% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Los Angeles Galaxy at 41%?
Home ground, against the rating. FC Dallas sit 103 points higher on our strength rating — 1481 to 1584. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.2% of 13,001 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.5% of 5,056 games vs 44.9% across all 98,721 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Los Angeles Galaxy sit -0.38 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,318 such games where the class table expected 36.1%.
Why only 41%?
Because FC Dallas are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 28% and FC Dallas at 31%.
Why the draw at 28%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.5% of 24,698. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Los Angeles Galaxy are missing 3 regular starters — Marco Reus, Edwin Cerrillo, Carlos Garcés — about 35% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Los Angeles Galaxy vs FC Dallas final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
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- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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