LA Galaxy vs St. Louis City

11 September 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Riqui Puig 53’ (pen)
  • Billy Sharp 82’
  • Samuel Adeniran 4’
  • João Klauss 28’

Match summary

LA Galaxy and St. Louis City shared the points in a 2-2 draw. St. Louis City led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Samuel Adeniran put St. Louis City ahead in the 4th minute and João Klauss made it 0-2 in the 28th minute. In the second half, Riqui Puig pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute and Billy Sharp equalised in the 82nd minute.

LA Galaxy had the better of the chances, with 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to St. Louis City's 0.71 from 5.

Key events

LA Galaxy St. Louis City
Kick-off
4’
Samuel AdeniranLeft foot shot0-1 (St. Louis City)
Tyler BoydShot on target
19’
22’
Joakim NilssonFoul
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
25’
28’
João KlaussRight foot shot0-2 (St. Louis City)
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
38’
Second half underway
Half-time0-2
Mark DelgadoEdwin Cerrillo
46’
Tyler BoydShot on target
47’
Chris MavingaFoul
50’
Tyler BoydVAR: No penalty
51’
52’
Samuel AdeniranHandball
Riqui PuigPenalty1-2 (LA Galaxy)
53’
60’
Samuel AdeniranSecond yellowFoul
Julián AudeShot on target
62’
Billy SharpDejan Joveljić
68’
Diego FagúndezDouglas Costa
68’
71’
Nicholas GioacchiniJoão Klauss
Diego FagúndezShot on target
73’
78’
Nökkvi ÞórissonAziel Jackson
78’
Kyle HiebertJoakim Nilsson
78’
Joshua YaroEduard Löwen
Billy SharpRight foot shot2-2 (LA Galaxy)
82’
82’
Anthony MarkanichFoul
85’
Kyle HiebertFoul
Preston JuddTyler Boyd
88’
90+3’
Indiana VassilevJared Stroud
Mauricio CuevasFoul
90+3’
Daniel AguirreMauricio Cuevas
90+5’
90+10’
Anthony MarkanichShot on target
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.26 0.71 4’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), 0-1 4’ 28’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), 0-2 28’ 53’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), 1-2 53’ 82’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), 2-2 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.26 0.71 4’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), 0-1 Adeniran 4’ 28’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), 0-2 Klauss 28’ 53’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), 1-2 Puig 53’ 82’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), 2-2 Sharp 82’
LA Galaxy 2.26 xGSt. Louis City 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking LA Galaxy attacking 
53’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 82’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 4’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 28’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 25’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 47’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 71’ Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Oriol Rosell (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Oriol Rosell (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Julián Aude (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+10’ Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 82’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.63 xG, goal 4’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 28’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 25’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 47’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 73’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Chris Mavinga (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 68’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 86’ Oriol Rosell (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Billy Sharp (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Oriol Rosell (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Douglas Costa (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Julián Aude (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+10’ Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Tyler Boyd (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Njabulo Blom (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Mark Delgado (LA Galaxy), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

LA Galaxy 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bond
Aude
Cuevas 90’
Yoshida
Mavinga
Cerrillo 46’
Rosell
Puig
Costa 68’
Boyd 88’
Joveljić 68’
St. Louis City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Bürki
Markanich
Parker
Nilsson 78’
Watts
Blom
Löwen 78’
Jackson 78’
Stroud 90’
Klauss 71’
Adeniran

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jonathan Bond
90′ 1 2 24 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Mauricio Cuevas Taken off
89′ 2 1 – 6 2 51 3 – –
Maya Yoshida
90′ 1 2 – 7 4 76 – – – –
Chris Mavinga
90′ – 1 – 2 2 83 1 – –
Julián Aude
90′ 3 2 – 4 – 53 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
Edwin Cerrillo Taken off
45′ – – 38 – 0.01 – – 1 1 – –
Oriol Rosell
90′ – 1 78 2 0.46 3 – 7 1 1 –
Douglas Costa Taken off
68′ – – 35 1 0.06 – – 3 – – –
Riqui Puig
90′ 1 – 77 4 0.24 2 1 5 – 1 –
Tyler Boyd Taken off
88′ – – 30 3 0.09 1 – 5 1 2 –
Mark Delgado Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 29 1 0.09 1 1 2 – – –
Diego Fagúndez Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 5 1 0.07 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Dejan Joveljić Taken off
68′ – – 3 2 0.24 0.01 – 1 – 10 –
Billy Sharp Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – 3 1 0.73 0.09 – – – 4 –
Preston Judd Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

LA Galaxy WLWWD
St. Louis City WWLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St. Louis City 1-1 LA Galaxy, 11 Jun 23 Next meeting: LA Galaxy 3-3 St. Louis City, 17 Mar 24  All LA Galaxy vs St. Louis City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.