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New York City v Los Angeles FC : Major League Soccer match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th Oct, 00:30 BST, Citi Field, Bronx

Sunday morning sees Pascal Jansen’s New York City and Marc Dos Santos’s Los Angeles FC go head to head in a Major League Soccer clash at the Citi Field. Form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We've backed , but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither NY City or LAFC are in a rich vein of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of 2 goals or more.

In-Play
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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NY City
39%
2.70-
Draw
25%
3.50-
LAFC
37%
2.45
7%
-
Draw 1-1
11%
6.50
7%
-
NY City 2-1
9%
10.00-
LAFC 2-1
8%
10.00
5%
-
NY City 1-0
8%
11.00-
LAFC 1-0
8%
10.00-
Draw 2-2
6%
12.00-
NY City 2-0
6%
15.00-
LAFC 2-0
6%
13.00-
Draw 0-0
5%
13.00-
NY City 3-1
4%
21.00-
LAFC 3-1
4%
19.00
12%
-
NY City 3-2
3%
26.00-
LAFC 3-2
3%
23.00-
NY City 3-0
3%
29.00-
LAFC 3-0
3%
23.00-
Over 2.5 Goals
56%
1.73
2%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
44%
2.08
1%
-
Home 1st Goal
49%
2.00-
Away 1st Goal
48%
1.91
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00-
BTTS - Yes
59%
1.57-
BTTS - No
41%
2.25-
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.75
5%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.00
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4.50
4%
-
Home/draw
63%
1.50
4%
-
Away/draw
61%
1.40-
Home/away
75%
1.29-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1.22-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
4.00-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
2.75
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
1.40
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5.50
10%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.14
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
11.00-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.05-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00-
Home DNB
56%
1.91
5%
-
Away DNB
54%
1.80
4%
-
NY City win to nil
18%
5.50-
LAFC win to nil
17%
5.00
11%
-
NY City / NY City
19%
4.33
4%
-
NY City / LAFC
4%
23.00-
NY City / Draw
6%
13.00-
Draw / NY City
13%
6.50-
Draw / LAFC
14%
6.00-
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00-
LAFC / NY City
3%
26.00-
LAFC / LAFC
21%
4.00
7%
-
LAFC / Draw
6%
13.00-
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Win / draw / win form
NY City 10TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NY City0 - 1NY Red Bulls
NY City1 - 2New England
NY City0 - 0Nashville
NY City2 - 3Philadelphia
NY City1 - 1Toronto
NY City3 - 1Chicago
NY City3 - 0Columbus
NY City0 - 2DC United
NY City4 - 4Cincinnati
NY City1 - 2Charlotte
NY City1 - 1Saint Louis City
NY City2 - 3Miami
NY City3 - 1Colorado
NY City5 - 0Orlando
NY City0 - 0Charlotte
NY City1 - 2Seattle
NY City0 - 4Miami
NY City2 - 0Charlotte
NY City3 - 2Columbus
NY City1 - 2DC United
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANY City1 - 2Miami
ANY City1 - 2Chicago
ANY City2 - 2Atlanta
HNY City0 - 1NY Red Bulls
ANY City2 - 0Salt Lake
HNY City1 - 2New England
HNY City0 - 0Nashville
ANY City1 - 1Toronto
ANY City1 - 1New England
ANY City1 - 2Cincinnati
HNY City2 - 3Philadelphia
HNY City1 - 1Toronto
HNY City3 - 1Chicago
ANY City2 - 1Columbus
ANY City1 - 2Nashville
ANY City1 - 1NY Red Bulls
ANY City1 - 0Charlotte
HNY City3 - 0Columbus
HNY City0 - 2DC United
ANY City0 - 1Montreal
LAFC 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dallas1 - 0LAFC
San Jose2 - 2LAFC
Sporting KC3 - 1LAFC
Salt Lake2 - 2LAFC
DC United0 - 0LAFC
Colorado1 - 0LAFC
Vancouver1 - 1LAFC
LA Galaxy0 - 3LAFC
Nashville3 - 2LAFC
Saint Louis City2 - 1LAFC
San Diego2 - 2LAFC
Minnesota0 - 1LAFC
Portland2 - 1LAFC
Austin0 - 0LAFC
Houston0 - 2LAFC
Vancouver2 - 2LAFC
Austin1 - 4LAFC
Colorado2 - 2LAFC
Austin1 - 0LAFC
Saint Louis City0 - 3LAFC
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLAFC1 - 1Vancouver
ALAFC0 - 1Dallas
ALAFC2 - 2San Jose
ALAFC1 - 3Sporting KC
HLAFC2 - 0NY Red Bulls
ALAFC2 - 2Salt Lake
ALAFC0 - 0DC United
HLAFC1 - 1Portland
ALAFC0 - 1Colorado
HLAFC0 - 1San Diego
ALAFC1 - 1Vancouver
HLAFC4 - 0Sporting KC
HLAFC3 - 1Salt Lake
ALAFC3 - 0LA Galaxy
HLAFC1 - 0Seattle
ALAFC2 - 3Nashville
ALAFC1 - 2Saint Louis City
HLAFC1 - 4Houston
ALAFC2 - 2San Diego
ALAFC1 - 0Minnesota
Goal Statistics
NY City 10th LAFC 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that NY City will score 1 or more goals
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that LAFC will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-13
NY City have scored 13% fewer goals at home than predicted
-7
LAFC’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
NY City
PG (predicted goals)
LAFC
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
3%
better
NYC
LAF
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Games scored23
23
Failed to score5
6
Scored first15
14
Goals scored42
44
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
NYC
LAF
23%
better
view stats
Games conceded23
16
Clean sheets5
13
Conceded first12
12
Goals conceded38
31
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+23%

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NY City Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2815108
A OjedaN MercauA OjedaN Mercau
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Ojeda FWD28510
1
-
M Freese GLK27
1
-
N Mercau FWD27154
8
-
T Martins DEF24
-
T Gray DEF2411
5
1
R Gustavo DEF22
4
-
H Wolf FWD2262
2
-
J. Shore MID20
1
-
K O'Toole DEF19
2
-
K Parks MID182
5
-
A Perea MID1821
1
-
N. Cavallo DEF17
2
-
A O'Neill MID161
3
-
M. Jones FWD161
3
-
T Magno FWD1622
1
-
K Trewin MID15
3
-
M Moralez MID1416
1
-
J Sands MID131
1
-
B Traoré FWD131
-
L. Sousa Santos FWD104
2
-
A. Farnós Olive FWD8
-
M. Carrizo Ballesteros MID6
-
A. Baiera DEF3
-
A Martínez FWD3
-
M. Murray DEF2
-
K. Pierre Jr. MID2
-
T Keubler GLK1
-
LAFC Major League Soccer squad statistics 2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2615106
D BouangaD BouangaH SonD Bouanga
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Choinière MID2823
3
-
M Delgado MID2723
4
-
D Bouanga FWD27155
6
-
H Son FWD26610
2
-
H Lloris GLK25
-
E Segura DEF25
5
-
R Hollingshead DEF2411
3
-
R Porteous DEF24
4
-
T Boyd FWD2412
2
-
N Tafari DEF231
3
-
T Tillman  MID1912
3
-
J Shaffelburg FWD174
-
J Ebobisse FWD15
-
Y Cheberko DEF14
2
-
R Raposo MID14
4
-
A Long DEF13
1
1
S Palencia  DEF1311
4
-
J. Terry MID1221
-
K. Nielsen DEF6
2
-
A Sieb FWD61
1
-
I Jesus MID4
1
-
T Hasal GLK3
-
C Carter GLK2
-
S Cabrera MID2
-
T. Mihalic FWD2
-
L Walta MID1
-
T. dos Santos Rebelo FWD1
-
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