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Columbus Crew v Los Angeles Galaxy : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 23rd Apr, 00:30 BST, MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus

Home advantage can be vital in the Major League Soccer, and Wilfried Nancy’s Columbus Crew will have the joy of it on Thursday morning. Greg Vanney’s Los Angeles Galaxy are their visitors to the MAPFRE Stadium. Analysing both teams' last 20 Major League Soccer matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As loyal fans of LA Galaxy get ready for this clash, they certainly have reason to expect an exciting match. After reviewing the relevant stats and past head-to-head (H2H) performance, it looks as though over 2.5 goals will be a bet worth taking, as both clubs know they way to goal and either could get the win. The prediction and odds are in agreement: over 2.5 goals is the best bet here.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Columbus are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 56% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.76.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Columbus
56%
1.66
9%
1.67
8%
Draw
21%
3.90
2%
3.70
LA Galaxy
22%
4.75
20%
4.00
17%
Columbus 2-1
10%
8.508.00
Draw 1-1
10%
7.50
6%
7.50
Columbus 2-0
8%
10.00
11%
9.50
12%
Columbus 1-0
8%
10.009.00
6%
Columbus 3-1
7%
12.0011.00
10%
Draw 2-2
6%
12.0011.00
LA Galaxy 2-1
6%
15.00
24%
12.00
13%
Columbus 3-0
5%
15.00
15%
13.00
9%
LA Galaxy 1-0
5%
17.00
11%
15.00
Draw 0-0
4%
17.00
12%
15.00
Columbus 3-2
4%
19.0017.00
Columbus 4-1
3%
23.00
10%
19.00
12%
LA Galaxy 2-0
3%
26.00
21%
21.00
9%
Columbus 4-0
3%
26.00
24%
21.00
24%
LA Galaxy 3-2
2%
34.00
15%
26.00
21%
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
1.531.53
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
2.402.38
2%
Home 1st Goal
54%
1.57
5%
1.53
6%
Away 1st Goal
43%
2.40
8%
2.60
9%
No 1st Goal
3%
17.00
12%
15.00
BTTS - Yes
60%
1.57
3%
1.55
3%
BTTS - No
40%
2.25
6%
2.30
5%
BTTS - Home Win
30%
3.00
4%
3.00
4%
BTTS - Draw
17%
4.50
5%
4.50
4%
BTTS - Away Win
13%
7.50
24%
6.50
19%
Home/draw
78%
1.18
4%
1.22
4%
Away/draw
44%
2.10
9%
2.05
10%
Home/away
79%
1.251.25
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
1.171.15
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
5.004.80
4%
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
2.252.30
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
1.571.55
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
4.003.90
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
1.221.22
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
8.007.00
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1.081.08
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1.03
1%
1.02
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
17.00
12%
15.00
Home DNB
71%
1.29
9%
1.30
7%
Away DNB
37%
3.50
19%
3.20
17%
Columbus win to nil
26%
3.50
8%
-
LA Galaxy win to nil
9%
10.00
18%
-
Columbus / Columbus
31%
2.60
11%
2.50
9%
Columbus / LA Galaxy
3%
29.00
15%
29.00
15%
Columbus / Draw
6%
13.00
13%
13.00
Draw / Columbus
16%
5.00
5%
4.80
4%
Draw / LA Galaxy
8%
10.00
14%
9.50
9%
Draw / Draw
13%
6.506.50
8%
LA Galaxy / Columbus
4%
19.0019.00
11%
LA Galaxy / LA Galaxy
12%
7.00
18%
6.50
13%
LA Galaxy / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
13%
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Win / draw / win form
Columbus 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Columbus1 - 1Orlando
Columbus0 - 1Nashville
Columbus0 - 0Chicago
Columbus4 - 0Cincinnati
Columbus3 - 1NY Red Bulls
Columbus1 - 1Toronto
Columbus1 - 2New England
Columbus1 - 3Orlando
Columbus2 - 1DC United
Columbus1 - 0Philadelphia
Columbus3 - 1Atlanta
Columbus2 - 1Vancouver
Columbus2 - 2Nashville
Columbus1 - 1Cincinnati
Columbus4 - 2Charlotte
Columbus2 - 1San Jose
Columbus0 - 1Miami
Columbus2 - 1Montreal
Columbus0 - 0NY City
Columbus0 - 0Houston
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AColumbus1 - 2New England
HColumbus1 - 1Orlando
AColumbus3 - 1Atlanta
AColumbus1 - 2Toronto
HColumbus0 - 1Nashville
HColumbus0 - 0Chicago
AColumbus2 - 2Sporting KC
AColumbus2 - 3Portland
AColumbus1 - 2Cincinnati
HColumbus4 - 0Cincinnati
AColumbus0 - 1Cincinnati
HColumbus3 - 1NY Red Bulls
AColumbus1 - 1Orlando
AColumbus0 - 2Chicago
HColumbus1 - 1Toronto
AColumbus2 - 3NY City
AColumbus5 - 4Atlanta
AColumbus0 - 0NY Red Bulls
HColumbus1 - 2New England
AColumbus1 - 1Toronto
LA Galaxy 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
44
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
1
Draw
9
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dallas2 - 2LA Galaxy
Austin1 - 2LA Galaxy
Portland1 - 1LA Galaxy
Colorado4 - 1LA Galaxy
Dallas2 - 1LA Galaxy
Seattle2 - 2LA Galaxy
Houston1 - 1LA Galaxy
Miami3 - 1LA Galaxy
LAFC3 - 3LA Galaxy
San Jose1 - 1LA Galaxy
Colorado2 - 0LA Galaxy
Saint Louis City3 - 3LA Galaxy
San Diego2 - 1LA Galaxy
Philadelphia3 - 2LA Galaxy
NY Red Bulls7 - 0LA Galaxy
Sporting KC1 - 0LA Galaxy
Austin1 - 0LA Galaxy
Salt Lake2 - 0LA Galaxy
Minnesota2 - 2LA Galaxy
Portland1 - 1LA Galaxy
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALA Galaxy2 - 2Dallas
ALA Galaxy2 - 1Austin
HLA Galaxy1 - 2Minnesota
ALA Galaxy1 - 1Portland
HLA Galaxy1 - 2Sporting KC
ALA Galaxy1 - 4Colorado
HLA Galaxy3 - 0Charlotte
HLA Galaxy1 - 1NY City
HLA Galaxy2 - 1Minnesota
HLA Galaxy2 - 1Dallas
ALA Galaxy1 - 2Dallas
HLA Galaxy4 - 1Sporting KC
HLA Galaxy2 - 3Cincinnati
ALA Galaxy2 - 2Seattle
ALA Galaxy1 - 1Houston
HLA Galaxy3 - 0Colorado
ALA Galaxy1 - 3Miami
HLA Galaxy0 - 4Seattle
ALA Galaxy3 - 3LAFC
HLA Galaxy1 - 2Austin
Goal Statistics
Columbus 11th LA Galaxy 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 60% probability that Columbus will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that LA Galaxy will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-19
Columbus have scored 19% fewer goals at home than predicted
-4
LA Galaxy’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season
Columbus
PG (predicted goals)
LA Galaxy
2
1.2
Attack rating
COL
LAG
16%
better
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Games scored6
8
Failed to score2
0
Scored first5
3
Goals scored10
12
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for14
14
Avg. XG for1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+16%
Defence rating
14%
better
COL
LAG
view stats
Games conceded7
7
Clean sheets1
1
Conceded first2
5
Goals conceded12
13
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
4
Conversion rate against20%
22%
Avg. XG against1.1
1.1
KickOff rating
+14%

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Columbus Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8322
P SchulteD RossiT HabrouneS Zawadzki
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Schulte GLK8
-
S Moreira DEF7
1
-
R Camacho DEF8
1
-
S Zawadzki DEF8
2
-
M Amundsen DEF8
2
-
H Picard MID8
-
T Habroune MID72
-
D Chambost MID61
1
-
M Arfsten MID822
1
-
D Rossi FWD831
-
D Gazdag FWD4
-
Subs
N Hagen GLK
-
A Herrera DEF81
2
-
C. Ruvalcaba Perez DEF
-
Y Cheberko DEF1
-
O. Presthus DEF
-
A Sejdic MID2
-
S Bangoura MID6
-
J Thiaré FWD7
1
-
N Akhundzade FWD3
-
LA Galaxy Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7233
J AudeL. Sanabria MagoléG PecC Garcés
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Marcinkowski GLK4
1
-
M Yamane DEF7
-
M Yoshida DEF71
-
J Haak DEF7
-
J Aude DEF7
1
-
L. Sanabria Magolé MID82
2
-
E Cerrillo MID7
2
-
E Wynder MID7
1
-
G Pec FWD73
1
1
M Reus FWD823
-
R. Ramos Jr. FWD2
1
-
Subs
N Mićović GLK4
-
J Nelson DEF6
-
M Cuevas DEF6
1
-
C Rindov DEF
-
C Garcés DEF51
2
1
H. Miller DEF6
-
I Parente MID
-
T.Elgersma MID
-
J Paintsil  FWD411
-
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