Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Columbus Crew vs Los Angeles Galaxy – Lineups & Match Details

Columbus Crew beat Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1. Goals: D. Gazdag (40'), D. Rossi (47'), Gabriel Pec (86'). Columbus Crew had 57% possession against Los Angeles Galaxy's 43%. Shots on target: 4-1.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 9

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy

Referee: R. Mendoza

Lineups

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew4-4-2
Patrick Schulte28Patrick SchulteG
Steven Moreira31Steven MoreiraD
Rudy Camacho4Rudy CamachoD
Sean Zawadzki25Sean ZawadzkiD
Malte Amundsen18Malte AmundsenD
Maximilian Arfsten27Maximilian ArfstenM
Dylan Chambost7Dylan ChambostM
Taha Habroune16Taha HabrouneM
Hugo Picard30Hugo PicardM
Diego Rossi10Diego RossiF
Daniel Gazdag8Daniel GazdagF

Substitutes

17Sekou Tidiany BangouraM
2Marcelo HerreraD
19Jamal ThiareF
1Nicholas HagenG
45Owen PresthusD
12Cesar RuvalcabaD
21Yevhen CheberkoD
14Amar SejdicM
90Nariman AkhundzadeF
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy4-3-3
James Marcinkowski12James MarcinkowskiG
Miki Yamane2Miki YamaneD
Maya Yoshida4Maya YoshidaD
Justin Haak15Justin HaakD
Julián Aude3Julián AudeD
Lucas Sanabria8Lucas SanabriaM
Edwin Cerrillo6Edwin CerrilloM
Elijah Wynder22Elijah WynderM
Gabriel Pec11Gabriel PecF
Marco Reus18Marco ReusF
Ruben Ramos24Ruben RamosF

Substitutes

14John NelsonD
26Harbor MillerD
25Carlos GarcésD
28Joseph PaintsilF
16Isaiah ParenteM
1Novak MićovićG
19Mauricio CuevasD
20Chris RindovD
76Troy ElgersmaM

Match Events

22'S

J. Aude

Substitution 1

40'G

D. Gazdag

Assist: H. Picard

45'+5Y

Gabriel Pec

47'G

D. Rossi

Assist: M. Arfsten

62'S

M. Yoshida

Substitution 2

62'S

R. Ramos

Substitution 3

62'S

E. Wynder

Substitution 4

73'S

H. Picard

Substitution 1

73'S

D. Gazdag

Substitution 2

77'S

E. Cerrillo

Substitution 5

86'G

Gabriel Pec

Assist: J. Paintsil

88'S

D. Rossi

Substitution 3

Statistics

Columbus Crew
57%43%
Los Angeles Galaxy
0.97Expected Goals (xG)0.76
14Total Shots7
4Shots on Target1
4Corners1
13Fouls5
1Offsides2
90Pass Accuracy (%)85
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Columbus Crew host Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Columbus Crew go into the match 12th in the table; Los Angeles Galaxy sit 9th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Columbus Crew have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Los Angeles Galaxy have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 17 May 2023: Columbus Crew 2-0 Los Angeles Galaxy; 8 May 2019: Columbus Crew 3-1 Los Angeles Galaxy; 8 Jul 2018: Columbus Crew 0-4 Los Angeles Galaxy. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Columbus Crew beat Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1. Columbus Crew scored through D. Gazdag 40', D. Rossi 47'. Los Angeles Galaxy replied with Gabriel Pec 86'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 86 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Columbus Crew held 57% of the ball against 43% for Los Angeles Galaxy. Shots on target finished 4-1. Expected goals read 0.97 for Columbus Crew, 0.76 for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Verdict

The win nudges Columbus Crew forward and leaves Los Angeles Galaxy with work to do. Columbus Crew sat 12th and Los Angeles Galaxy 9th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.