LA Galaxy vs St. Louis City

17 March 2024 · MLS · 2024

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Dejan Joveljić 3’
  • Joseph Paintsil 51’
  • Maya Yoshida 90+5’
  • Tomáš Ostrák 27’
  • Joakim Nilsson 60’
  • John McCarthy 88’ (og)

Match summary

The points were shared as LA Galaxy and St. Louis City drew 3-3. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Dejan Joveljić put LA Galaxy ahead in the 3rd minute and Tomáš Ostrák equalised in the 27th minute. In the second half, Joseph Paintsil put LA Galaxy back in front in the 51st minute, Joakim Nilsson equalised from a corner in the 60th minute, McCarthy's own goal put St. Louis City in front from a corner in the 88th minute, and Maya Yoshida equalised with a header in stoppage time.

LA Galaxy had the better of the chances, with 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to St. Louis City's 2.14 from 19.

Key events

LA Galaxy St. Louis City
Kick-off
1’
Aziel JacksonShot on target
Dejan JoveljićLeft foot shot1-0 (LA Galaxy)
3’
25’
Tomas TotlandFoul
27’
Tomáš OstrákRight foot shot1-1 (St. Louis City)
33’
Christopher DurkinShot on target
Martín CáceresFoul
35’
Joseph PaintsilFoul
45+1’
Half-time1-1
Joseph PaintsilShot on target
48’
Second half underway
Joseph PaintsilRight foot shot2-1 (LA Galaxy)
51’
51’
Aziel JacksonTime wasting
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
54’
Dejan JoveljićShot on target
58’
59’
Nikolas DyhrAnthony Markanich
59’
João KlaussShot on target
60’
Joakim NilssonLeft foot shot2-2 (St. Louis City)
60’
Samuel AdeniranTomáš Ostrák
Gabriel PecDiego Fagúndez
61’
Riqui PuigArgument
65’
Miguel BerryDejan Joveljić
69’
Gastón BrugmanEdwin Cerrillo
69’
70’
Hosei KijimaAziel Jackson
70’
Joakim NilssonFoul
71’
Rasmus AlmIndiana Vassilev
Martín CáceresShot on target
73’
81’
Kyle HiebertJoão Klauss
83’
Samuel AdeniranArgument
88’
John McCarthyOwn goal2-3 (St. Louis City)
Gabriel PecShot on target
90+1’
Maya YoshidaHeader3-3 (LA Galaxy)
90+5’
Martín CáceresProfessional foul last man
90+9’
Eriq ZavaletaRiqui Puig
90+11’
Full-time3-3

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 2.14 3’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), 1-0 3’ 27’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), 1-1 27’ 51’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), 2-1 51’ 60’ Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City), 2-2 60’ 88’ John McCarthy (St. Louis City) own goal, 2-3 88’ 90+5’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), 3-3 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.66 2.14 3’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), 1-0 Joveljić 3’ 27’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), 1-1 Ostrák 27’ 51’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), 2-1 Paintsil 51’ 60’ Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City), 2-2 Nilsson 60’ 88’ John McCarthy (St. Louis City) own goal, 2-3 McCarthy 88’ 90+5’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), 3-3 Yoshida 90+5’
LA Galaxy 2.66 xGSt. Louis City 2.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking LA Galaxy attacking 
27’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 26’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 54’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 51’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 3’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 13’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 34’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 59’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 60’ Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 90+5’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.16 xG, goal 29’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 1’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 13’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 58’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 21’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Julián Aude (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ John McCarthy (LA Galaxy), own goal 27’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 26’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 54’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 51’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 3’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 13’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.34 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.27 xG, blocked 34’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 59’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 60’ Joakim Nilsson (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 90+5’ Maya Yoshida (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.16 xG, goal 29’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 1’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 59’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Dejan Joveljić (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ Riqui Puig (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 21’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Martín Cáceres (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 86’ Julián Aude (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Aziel Jackson (St. Louis City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Joseph Paintsil (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Tomáš Ostrák (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Gabriel Pec (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Samuel Adeniran (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Christopher Durkin (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Anthony Markanich (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ John McCarthy (LA Galaxy), own goal
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Lineups

LA Galaxy 4-3-3 Starting XI
McCarthy
Aude
Yoshida
Cáceres
Yamane
Delgado
Cerrillo 69’
Puig 90’
Paintsil
Fagúndez 61’
Joveljić 69’
St. Louis City 4-4-2 Starting XI
Bürki
Markanich 59’
Yaro
Nilsson
Totland
Vassilev 71’
Pompeu
Durkin
Ostrák 60’
Jackson 70’
Klauss 81’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
John McCarthy
90′ 3 3 32 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Miki Yamane
90′ 1 2 2 5 1 61 – – – –
Maya Yoshida
90′ 1 – – 4 3 93 – 1 – –
Martín Cáceres Sent off
90′ – 1 2 1 1 84 2 – –
Julián Aude
90′ 3 3 – 9 1 51 1 – 1 –
Midfielders7 players
Mark Delgado
90′ – 1 62 3 0.31 1 1 6 1 2 –
Edwin Cerrillo Taken off
69′ – – 48 – 0.02 2 1 6 2 3 –
Riqui Puig Taken off
89′ – – 90 2 0.21 – – 5 1 4
Joseph Paintsil
90′ 1 – 40 4 0.47 1 1 8 2 5
Diego Fagúndez Taken off
61′ – – 9 1 0.01 1 – 2 – 1 –
Gabriel Pec Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 3 – 0.00 – – 1 1 1 –
Gastón Brugman Came on as a substitute
21′ – 1 43 3 0.33 1 1 1 1 – –
Forwards2 players
Dejan Joveljić Taken off
69′ 1 – 5 3 1.50 0.00 – 1 – 10 –
Miguel Berry Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – 0.05 1 – – 4 –
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 DLDWD
St. Louis City LLDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: LA Galaxy 2-2 St. Louis City, 11 Sep 23 Next meeting: St. Louis City 2-1 LA Galaxy, 01 Sep 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.