This will be the first meeting between LA Galaxy and Nashville SC. Nashville’s only previous match in California was an 2-2 draw at San Jose on Saturday.
The Galaxy have won two of their three home matches this season (L1) after finishing 2021 with just one win in eight at Dignity Health Sports Park (D5 L2). The Galaxy haven’t won consecutive home matches since a run of three straight in July-August last season.
This is Nashville’s eight straight away match to start the season before opening its new stadium on May 1. Since the start of last August, 22 of Nashville’s 29 MLS matches, including this one, have been on the road (including playoffs).
Chicharito, who was held scoreless against Chicago on Saturday, has not gone consecutive MLS starts without scoring since a run of three straight in May-June last season. That run is the only time since the start of last season that Chicharito failed to score in consecutive starts (27 starts).
Hany Mukhtar scored twice in Nashville’s draw with San Jose on Saturday, his ninth 10th game, including playoffs, with multiple goal contributions since the start of the 2021 season, more than any other player in MLS in that time.
