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Los Angeles FC v San Diego : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles

Home advantage can be vital in the Major League Soccer, and Marc Dos Santos’s Los Angeles FC will have the luxury of it on Sunday morning. Mikey Varas’s San Diego are their opponents at the Banc of California Stadium. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are also given.

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Los Angeles FC's next match is v Colorado at 02:30 on Thursday 20th August
San Diego's next match is v Portland at 03:30 on Thursday 20th August

The last American Major League Soccer meeting between LAFC and San Diego was on Sunday 16th August 2026

American Major League Soccer

August 16th 2026

LAFC 0	1 San Diego

	89' A. Dreyer

	LAF
Shots On	3 2
Shots Off	7 4
Corners	9 7
Possession	40% 60%
Fouls	21 12
Yellow/red cards	4/0 3/1

LAFC	San Diego

H. Lloris E. Segura Martínez (J. Ebobisse 90') R. Porteous T. Tillman (M. Choiniere 65') H. Son J. Shaffelburg Y. Cheberko R. Hollingshead (R. Raposo 90') A. Long M. Choiniere D. Bouanga	C. Dos Santos D. Þórhallsson K. Sargeant J. Tverskov O. Valakari (A. Pellegrino 85') M. Ingvartsen A. Dreyer M. Duah C. Mcvey D. Vazquez (J. Tverskov 73') A. Alvarado Jr.

Best Tip: LAFC to win

After looking at the bookmakers' odds and collated stats regarding the two teams ahead of this Major League Soccer game, a bet on win / draw / win for LAFC to win and delight their home supporters is the way we would recommend bettors go. We predict they will have too much for San Diego, and head-to-head (H2H) records show they have a track record of doing so. It could be a tighter than we expect, but LAFC winning is the bet come Sunday morning.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think LAFC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 61% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.57.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
LAFC 61%	4/7	-
Draw 21%	10/3	-
San Diego 18%	10/3	-
LAFC 2-1 10%	15/2	-
Draw 1-1 10%	8/1	-
LAFC 2-0 10%	9/1	-
LAFC 1-0 9%	10/1	-
LAFC 3-1 7%	10/1	-
LAFC 3-0 7%	12/1	-
Draw 2-2 5%	12/1	-
San Diego 2-1 5%	14/1	-
San Diego 1-0 5%	18/1	-
Draw 0-0 4%	20/1	-
LAFC 3-2 4%	18/1	-
LAFC 4-1 4%	18/1	-
LAFC 4-0 3%	22/1	-
San Diego 2-0 2%	28/1	-
LAFC 4-2 2%	28/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 60%	4/9	-
Under 2.5 Goals 40%	17/10	-
Home 1st Goal 56%	1/2	-
Away 1st Goal 41%	6/4	-
No 1st Goal 3%	20/1	-
BTTS - Yes 57%	8/15	-
BTTS - No 43%	11/8	-
BTTS - Home Win 30%	7/4	-
BTTS - Draw 16%	4/1	-
BTTS - Away Win 10%	6/1	-
Home/draw 82%	1/5	-
Away/draw 39%	5/4	-
Home/away 79%	1/5	-
Over 1.5 Goals 82%	1/8	-
Under 1.5 Goals 18%	5/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 38%	11/10	-
Under 3.5 Goals 62%	4/6	-
Over 4.5 Goals 20%	5/2	-
Under 4.5 Goals 80%	2/7	-
Over 5.5 Goals 10%	6/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 90%	1/10	-
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	1/66	-
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	18/1	-
Home DNB 75%	2/7	-
Away DNB 33%	5/2	-
LAFC win to nil 31%	12/5	-
San Diego win to nil 8%	10/1	-
LAFC / LAFC 35%	7/5	-
LAFC / San Diego 3%	28/1	-
LAFC / Draw 6%	14/1	-
Draw / LAFC 17%	4/1	-
Draw / San Diego 8%	10/1	-
Draw / Draw 11%	13/2	-
San Diego / LAFC 5%	16/1	-
San Diego / San Diego 10%	7/1	-
San Diego / Draw 6%	14/1	-

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
LAFC	4 - 0	Sporting KC
LAFC	3 - 1	Salt Lake
LAFC	1 - 0	Seattle
LAFC	1 - 4	Houston
LAFC	0 - 0	Colorado
LAFC	1 - 4	San Jose
LAFC	6 - 0	Orlando
LAFC	2 - 0	Saint Louis City
LAFC	1 - 0	Dallas
LAFC	3 - 0	Miami
LAFC	2 - 1	Austin
LAFC	2 - 0	Toronto
LAFC	1 - 0	Atlanta
LAFC	4 - 1	Salt Lake
LAFC	1 - 2	San Diego
LAFC	0 - 1	Portland
LAFC	3 - 3	LA Galaxy
LAFC	2 - 0	Dallas
LAFC	3 - 0	Colorado
LAFC	0 - 1	Vancouver

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

9 / 20

Clean sheets

11 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	LAFC	1 - 1	Vancouver
H	LAFC	4 - 0	Sporting KC
H	LAFC	3 - 1	Salt Lake
A	LAFC	3 - 0	LA Galaxy
H	LAFC	1 - 0	Seattle
A	LAFC	2 - 3	Nashville
A	LAFC	1 - 2	Saint Louis City
H	LAFC	1 - 4	Houston
A	LAFC	2 - 2	San Diego
A	LAFC	1 - 0	Minnesota
H	LAFC	0 - 0	Colorado
H	LAFC	1 - 4	San Jose
A	LAFC	1 - 2	Portland
H	LAFC	6 - 0	Orlando
A	LAFC	0 - 0	Austin
H	LAFC	2 - 0	Saint Louis City
H	LAFC	1 - 0	Dallas
A	LAFC	2 - 0	Houston
H	LAFC	3 - 0	Miami
A	LAFC	2 - 2	Vancouver

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Minnesota	1 - 1	San Diego
Colorado	1 - 0	San Diego
Seattle	1 - 1	San Diego
Houston	1 - 0	San Diego
Salt Lake	4 - 2	San Diego
San Jose	3 - 0	San Diego
Dallas	3 - 3	San Diego
Sporting KC	0 - 1	San Diego
Portland	2 - 2	San Diego
Portland	0 - 4	San Diego
Houston	2 - 4	San Diego
Atlanta	1 - 1	San Diego
LAFC	1 - 2	San Diego
San Jose	1 - 2	San Diego
Sporting KC	0 - 2	San Diego
Chicago	1 - 2	San Diego
Dallas	2 - 3	San Diego
Vancouver	3 - 5	San Diego
Minnesota	2 - 4	San Diego
Seattle	1 - 0	San Diego

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	San Diego	1 - 1	Minnesota
H	San Diego	1 - 0	Dallas
A	San Diego	0 - 1	Colorado
H	San Diego	2 - 4	Vancouver
H	San Diego	3 - 3	Cincinnati
H	San Diego	5 - 0	Austin
A	San Diego	1 - 1	Seattle
H	San Diego	2 - 2	LAFC
H	San Diego	1 - 2	Portland
A	San Diego	0 - 1	Houston
A	San Diego	2 - 4	Salt Lake
H	San Diego	1 - 2	Minnesota
A	San Diego	0 - 3	San Jose
H	San Diego	2 - 2	Salt Lake
A	San Diego	3 - 3	Dallas
A	San Diego	1 - 0	Sporting KC
H	San Diego	2 - 0	Saint Louis City
H	San Diego	5 - 0	Montreal
H	San Diego	1 - 3	Vancouver
H	San Diego	1 - 0	Minnesota

Goal Statistics

Los Angeles FC's defensive record is very strong, M. Dos Santos's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Major League Soccer outings. An average PG rating of 1.0 for San Diego makes sense in this context.

	LAFC 3rd	San Diego 10th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	2.1 goals	1.0 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 13% 1 26% 2 27% 3 19% 4+ 16% There is a 61% probability that LAFC will score 2 or more goals in this match	0 35% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 72% probability that San Diego will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-4 LAFC’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+22 San Diego have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
	2.0 average goals scored	2.0 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.5 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Major League Soccer - 2026/2026 season

10%

better

LAF

view stats

Games scored	17		15
Failed to score	2		3
Scored first	11		9
Goals scored	35		32
Avg. goals scored	1.8		1.8
Avg. shots per game	9		9
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	20		21
Avg. XG for	1.4		1.6
KickOff rating		+10%

33%

better

LAF

view stats

Games conceded	8		13
Clean sheets	11		5
Conceded first	6		9
Goals conceded	19		29
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		6
Conversion rate against	11%		16%
Avg. XG against	1.4		1.7
KickOff rating		+33%

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LAFC Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	10	8	5
D Bouanga	D Bouanga	H Son	D Bouanga

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
H Lloris GLK	16			-
R Hollingshead DEF	15	1		2 -
R Porteous DEF	17			3 -
A Long DEF	7			1 -
Y Cheberko DEF	4			-
M Choinière MID	19	2	3	-
E Segura MID	17			3 -
T Tillman MID	16	1	2	3 -
J Shaffelburg FWD	9		3	-
H Son FWD	17	4	8	1 -
D Bouanga FWD	18	10	4	5 -
Subs
T Hasal GLK	3			-
K. Nielsen DEF	5			1 -
N Tafari DEF	16		1	2 -
M Delgado MID	18	2	2	1 -
R Raposo MID	8			2 -
J. Terry MID	8	1		-
J Ebobisse FWD	9			-
T Boyd FWD	16	1	2	2 -
D Morales FWD	18	6		2 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
10	25	8	8
D Bouanga	D Bouanga	H Son	H Son

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Bouanga FWD	10	25	4	8
Subs
D Morales FWD	6	11		2
H Son FWD	4	17	8	8
M Choinière MID	2	3	3	3
Subs
M Delgado MID	2	3	2	1
R Hollingshead DEF	1	2		1
T Tillman MID	1	2	2	4
Subs
J. Terry MID	1	1
T Boyd FWD	1	6	2	2
R Porteous DEF		1		1
A Long DEF		1
E Segura MID		1		2
J Shaffelburg FWD		1	3	5
Subs
N Tafari DEF		1	1	1
R Raposo MID				1
J Ebobisse FWD		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
927	30	79
R Porteous	M Choinière	T Tillman

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
R Porteous DEF	927	26	68
Subs
M Delgado MID	895	29	52
E Segura MID	891	28	52
Subs
N Tafari DEF	807	12	39
M Choinière MID	708	30	52
T Tillman MID	518	23	79
D Bouanga FWD	511	19	77
H Son FWD	442	6	55
R Hollingshead DEF	436	15	47
A Long DEF	368	10	18
H Lloris GLK	352		4
Subs
D Morales FWD	334	24	65
Y Cheberko DEF	184	10	19
Subs
R Raposo MID	179	7	22
T Boyd FWD	178	8	30
K. Nielsen DEF	138	2	6
J. Terry MID	124	5	7
J Shaffelburg FWD	107	3	15
Subs
J Ebobisse FWD	50	1	6
T Hasal GLK	22

San Diego Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	11	7	7
O Valakari	M Ingvartsen	A Dreyer	C McVey

Line-up	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Santos GLK	5			-
D Þórhallsson DEF	1			-
C McVey DEF	16	1		5 2
M. Duah DEF	17		1	1 1
K. Sargeant DEF	11		1	-
A Alvarado MID	9	1		-
J Tverskov MID	13		1	1 -
O Valakari MID	18	3	3	-
A Dreyer FWD	18	7	7	1 -
M Ingvartsen FWD	18	11	2	1 -
D. Vazquez FWD	16	3		3 -
Subs
D Ferree GLK	13			-
I. Pilcher DEF	8			2 -
L. Bombino DEF	14	1	1	4 1
O. Verhoeven DEF	16			3 -
G Pirani MID	1			-
A Godoy MID	17		1	3 -
L Morgan FWD	10		2	1 -
B. Zamblé FWD	8	2		-
A Mighten FWD	12		2	1 -

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
11	29	7	8
M Ingvartsen	A Dreyer	A Dreyer	A Dreyer

Line-up	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Ingvartsen FWD	11	18	2	4
A Dreyer FWD	7	29	7	8
O Valakari MID	3	11	3	2
D. Vazquez FWD	3	5		2
Subs
B. Zamblé FWD	2	2
C McVey DEF	1	2
A Alvarado MID	1	1
Subs
L. Bombino DEF	1	2	1	2
M. Duah DEF			1
K. Sargeant DEF			1
J Tverskov MID		2	1	3
Subs
O. Verhoeven DEF				1
A Godoy MID			1	1
L Morgan FWD		1	2	2
A Mighten FWD		2	2	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1557	37	85
M. Duah	O Valakari	O Valakari

Line-up	passes	tackles	duels won
M. Duah DEF	1557	22	57
C McVey DEF	1521	20	37
J Tverskov MID	1345	28	61
Subs
A Godoy MID	1011	23	55
O Valakari MID	936	37	85
A Dreyer FWD	921	6	27
Subs
L. Bombino DEF	657	26	69
O. Verhoeven DEF	599	17	31
D Ferree GLK	488	1	7
K. Sargeant DEF	394	12	16
M Ingvartsen FWD	358	10	65
D. Vazquez FWD	350	23	41
A Alvarado MID	219	14	25
Subs
A Mighten FWD	173	3	26
C Santos GLK	134	1	4
Subs
I. Pilcher DEF	111	6	7
L Morgan FWD	106	4	8
D Þórhallsson DEF	53	2	4
Subs
B. Zamblé FWD	36	2	10
G Pirani MID	17	2	2