Match facts
LA Galaxy 2 - 2 San Diego FC (full time)
- Competition: Major League Soccer
- Date: 18 Oct 2026
- Goals: João Klauss 4', Anders Dreyer 10' (pen), Erik Thommy 17', Gabriel Pirani 39'
- Yellow cards: AnÃbal Godoy 35', João Klauss 45+1', Marco Reus 90+3'
- Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
- Attendance: 21,264
- Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
LA Galaxy and San Diego FC drew 2-2 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson California in a tightly contested match. The game ended in a draw after a goalless first half with both teams scoring twice in the second half. LA Galaxy took the lead in the 4th minute through João Klauss who scored his side's first goal. San Diego FC equalised in the 10th minute with a penalty converted by Anders Dreyer. LA Galaxy regained the advantage in the 17th minute with a goal from Erik Thommy extending their lead to 2-1. San Diego FC equalised again in the 39th minute through Gabriel Pirani making the score 2-2.
The match saw several substitutions with the majority occurring in the 66th minute. LA Galaxy replaced Robert Taylor with Joseph Paintsil and Emiro Garcés with Jakob Glesnes. San Diego FC brought on Jeppe Tverskov for Alejandro Alvarado and Marcus Ingvartsen for Cédric Bakambu. Further changes came in the 73rd minute when Lucas Sanabria replaced Sergi Roberto for LA Galaxy and in the 79th minute when Onni Valakari replaced Gabriel Pirani for San Diego FC. LA Galaxy also made a substitution in the 81st minute with Calegari replacing Harbor Miller.
The match was marked by a number of yellow cards. AnÃbal Godoy of San Diego FC received a yellow card in the 35th minute. João Klauss of LA Galaxy was shown a yellow card in the 45th minute plus one. Marco Reus of LA Galaxy was also cautioned in stoppage time at the end of the first half. The statistics highlighted the dominance of San Diego FC in possession with the visitors recording 69% of the ball compared to LA Galaxy's 31%. LA Galaxy had more total shots (12) than San Diego FC (14) but San Diego FC had more shots on target (5) compared to LA Galaxy's 9. LA Galaxy were more accurate in their passing completing 283 of 340 passes at an 83% success rate compared to San Diego FC's 720 of 782 passes at a 92% success rate.
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Match statistics
Top stats
| LA Galaxy |
 |
San Diego FC |
| 31% |
Ball possession |
69% |
| 12 |
Total shots |
14 |
| 9 |
Shots on target |
5 |
| 1 |
Big chances |
4 |
| 1 |
Big chances missed |
2 |
| 283 (83%) |
Accurate passes |
720 (92%) |
| 5 |
Corners |
3 |
| 11 |
Fouls committed |
10 |
Shots
| LA Galaxy |
 |
San Diego FC |
| 12 |
Total shots |
14 |
| 3 |
Shots off target |
5 |
| 9 |
Shots on target |
5 |
| 0 |
Blocked shots |
4 |
| 0 |
Hit woodwork |
0 |
| 5 |
Shots inside box |
10 |
| 7 |
Shots outside box |
4 |
Passes
| LA Galaxy |
 |
San Diego FC |
| 341 |
Passes |
782 |
| 283 (83%) |
Accurate passes |
720 (92%) |
| 137 |
Own half |
303 |
| 146 |
Opposition half |
417 |
| 15 (48%) |
Accurate long balls |
26 (72%) |
| 3 (20%) |
Accurate crosses |
1 (8%) |
| 16 |
Throws |
12 |
| 2 |
Offsides |
4 |
Defence
| LA Galaxy |
 |
San Diego FC |
| 20 |
Tackles |
17 |
| 12 |
Interceptions |
7 |
| 4 |
Blocks |
0 |
| 19 |
Clearances |
12 |
| 3 |
Keeper saves |
7 |
Line-ups
LA Galaxy (4-2-3-1)
| # |
Player |
| 12 |
James Marcinkowski |
| 26 |
Harbor Miller |
| 25 |
Emiro Garcés |
| 15 |
Justin Haak |
| 14 |
John Nelson |
| 17 |
Pablo Ruiz |
| 6 |
Sergi Roberto |
| 21 |
Robert Taylor |
| 18 |
Marco Reus |
| 27 |
Erik Thommy |
| 99 |
João Klauss |
Substitutes
| # |
Player |
On |
| 5 |
Jakob Glesnes |
66' |
| 28 |
Joseph Paintsil |
66' |
| 8 |
Lucas Sanabria |
73' |
| 2 |
Calegari |
81' |
| 1 |
Novak Mićović |
 |
| 3 |
Julián Aude |
 |
| 4 |
Maya Yoshida |
 |
| 22 |
Elijah Wynder |
 |
| 76 |
Troy Elgersma |
 |
Coach: Greg Vanney
San Diego FC (4-3-3)
| # |
Player |
| 13 |
Pablo Sisniega |
| 33 |
Oscar Verhoeven |
| 97 |
Christopher McVey |
| 26 |
Manu Duah |
| 5 |
Kieran Sargeant |
| 70 |
Alejandro Alvarado |
| 20 |
AnÃbal Godoy |
| 12 |
Gabriel Pirani |
| 10 |
Anders Dreyer |
| 94 |
Cédric Bakambu |
| 99 |
Elias Achouri |
Substitutes
| # |
Player |
On |
| 6 |
Jeppe Tverskov |
66' |
| 7 |
Marcus Ingvartsen |
66' |
| 8 |
Onni Valakari |
79' |
| 3 |
Dagur Thórhallsson |
83' |
| 90 |
Amahl Pellegrino |
83' |
| 1 |
Carlos Dos Santos |
 |
| 25 |
Ian Pilcher |
 |
| 36 |
David Mimbang |
 |
| 14 |
Bryan Zamblé |
 |
Coach: Mikey Varas
Top players
LA Galaxy
| Player |
Position |
| Harbor Miller |
RB |
| Erik Thommy |
LW |
| João Klauss |
ST |
San Diego FC
| Player |
Position |
| Anders Dreyer |
RW |
| Gabriel Pirani |
CM |
| AnÃbal Godoy |
CM |
Head to head
LA Galaxy 0W, 0D, San Diego FC 3W
| Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Competition |
| 30 Aug 2026 |
San Diego FC |
3 - 1 |
LA Galaxy |
Major League Soccer |
| 24 May 2025 |
San Diego FC |
2 - 1 |
LA Galaxy |
Major League Soccer |
| 24 Feb 2025 |
LA Galaxy |
0 - 2 |
San Diego FC |
Major League Soccer |
Western
| # |
Team |
Pl |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Vancouver |
30 |
16 |
7 |
7 |
63-31 |
+32 |
55 |
| 2 |
St. Louis City |
30 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
56-41 |
+15 |
51 |
| 3 |
Dallas |
30 |
14 |
9 |
7 |
55-47 |
+8 |
51 |
| 4 |
San Jose |
30 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
52-42 |
+10 |
48 |
| 5 |
Houston |
30 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
41-39 |
+2 |
47 |
| 6 |
LAFC |
31 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
48-33 |
+15 |
46 |
| 7 |
Seattle Sounders |
30 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
39-37 |
+2 |
42 |
| 8 |
LA Galaxy |
31 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
43-52 |
-9 |
40 |
| 9 |
Colorado |
30 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
41-41 |
0 |
39 |
| 10 |
Salt Lake |
30 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
45-48 |
-3 |
36 |
| 11 |
Portland |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
51-56 |
-5 |
34 |
| 12 |
San Diego FC |
30 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
53-56 |
-3 |
34 |
| 13 |
Minnesota |
30 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
47-55 |
-8 |
34 |
| 14 |
Austin FC |
30 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
38-56 |
-18 |
31 |
| 15 |
Sporting KC |
30 |
6 |
4 |
20 |
36-75 |
-39 |
22 |
