The Los Angeles Galaxy, who drew 1-1, at St. Louis City SC June 11, have won 12 of their last 14 home matches against expansion opposition in regular-season play dating back to 2005 (D1 L1). The only expansion sides to avoid defeat at the Los Angeles Galaxy in that time are the Seattle Sounders FC (2-0 win in 2009) and the Los Angeles Football Club (1-1 draw in 2018).
The Los Angeles Galaxy have lost only one of their last 11 regular-season matches (W5 D5) dating back to late May. the last time the Los Angeles Galaxy went a span of 12 league matches without losing only once was in June-August 2018.
St. Louis City SC has lost four straight away matches in all competitions, including a 2-1 defeat to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. St. Louis City SC won its first three road matches but has managed just two wins in 12 away from home in all competitions since (D1 L9).
The Los Angeles Galaxy have kept clean sheets in consecutive regular0-season home matches for the first time in over two years, since doing so in May 2021. it’s been over seven years since the Los Angeles Galaxy last had a run of three straight home clean sheets in league play (4 straight in June-July 2016).
Samuel Adeniran scored his sixth goal of the regular season for St. Louis City SC on Saturday despite only playing 646 minutes. Adeniran’s 0.84 goals per 90 minutes is second best in MLS behind only Atlanta United FC’s Giorgos Giakoumakis (0.90) among players that have played at least 600 minutes this season.