Los Angeles Galaxy vd Atlanta United Match Analysis and Prediction

The Los Angeles Galaxy will be looking to claim their first-ver victory over Atlanta United when the two sides square off in Major League Soccer action on Monday at Dignity Health Sports Park.

LA are sitting in the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, with two more victories than the Portland Timbers, while Atlanta are three points behind the final postseason place in the East after drawing 1-1 at home with Orlando City last Sunday.

A solid start to LA’s campaign in 2021 could not be sustained long term, as they went winless from matchday 20 to 28, and another tough similar stretch this time around could mean another season without playoff soccer for them.

Head coach Greg Vanney appeared to have found the solution to their defensive failures from a year ago when they conceded a goal or less in nine of their opening 10 matches of 2022.

However, they have recently looked unorganised on the back end, conceding multiple goals in three of their last four domestic affairs, while failing to score in the first-half since a 4-0 victory over CF Montreal to kick off the month of July.

Meanwhile, Atlanta United are sitting 11th place with 14 matches left to play, which does not seem like an encouraging sign for Gonzalo Pineda ahd his side.

However, he will feel better about how his team have responded following a poor effort at home to Austin FC when they lost 3-0, going unbeaten in consecutive matches since then.

Atlanta have missed the playoffs just once since entering the league, and it was around this point of the 2021 campaign when they were able to revitalize a season that seemed to go south early on.

They were showed a lot of resilience last weekend as home to the Lions where they collected a point.

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United head to head

The two teams have previously met on just four occasions across all competitions, where Atlanta United have claimed three victories while they have drawn once. Atlanta United have scored nine goals and kept clean sheets in the process. In their last meeting, Atlanta United claimed a 3-0 win at home.

Atlanta United 4-0 LA Galaxy 21/09/17

LA Galaxy 0-2 Atlanta United 22/04/18

LA Galaxy 0-0 Atlanta United 13/02/19

Atlanta United 3-0 LA Galaxy 04/08/19

Los Angeles Galaxy latest home form

LA Galaxy have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They lost 3-2 to SJ Earthquakes in their last home game in the MLS. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded nine.

LA Galaxy 1-1 Portland Timbers 19/06/22

LA Galaxy 1-2 Sacramento Republic 22/06/22

LA Galaxy 2-3 Minnesota United 30/06/22

LA Galaxy 4-0 Montreal 05/07/22

LA Galaxy 2-3 SJ Earthquakes 14/07/22

Los Angeles Galaxy latest away form

LA Galaxy have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just two of their seven most recent matches. They lost 2-0 to Colorado Rapids in their last away game in the MLS. In their last five matches, they have scored seven goals and conceded eight.

Austin 0-1 LA Galaxy 09/05/22

California Utd Strikes 2-3 LA Galaxy 12/05/22

Minnesota United 1-1 LA Galaxy 19/05/22

Los Angeles 3-2 LA Galaxy 09/07/22

Colorado Rapids 2-0 LA Galaxy 17/07/22

Atlanta United latest home form

Atlanta United have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 1-1 with Orlando City in their last home game in the MLS. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded seven.

Atlanta United 3-2 Pachuca 15/06/22

Atlanta United 2-0 Inter Miami 19/06/22

Atlanta United 0-3 Austin 10/07/22

Atlanta United 2-1 Real Salt Lake 14/07/22

Atlanta United 1-1 Orlando City 17/07/22

Atlanta United latest away form

Atlanta United have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having been winless in their eight most recent matches. They drew 2-2 with New York City in their last away game in the MLS. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 11.

Nashville SC (E)3-2 Atlanta United 12/05/22

Nashville SC 2-2 Atlanta United 22/05/22

Toronto 2-1 Atlanta United 26/06/22

New York RB 2-1 Atlanta United 01/07/22

New York City 2-2 Atlanta United 04/07/22

Los Angeles Galaxy news

Nick DePuy will miss out for LA due to yellow cards accumulation, Chicharito and Mark Delgado will are a doubt due to health and safety protocols, while Jorge Villafana is out with a knee injury.

Chicharito and Julian Araujo will be attending the MLS all-star game next month in Minnesota.

Atlanta United news

Juan Sanchez Purata scored his first career goals in MLS a week ago to help Atlanta earn a point at home inside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Atlanta recently announced the signing of midfielder Ajani Fortune as a homegrown player, while Castanheira, Miles Robinson and Brad Guzan are out for the year with Achilles injuries.

Prediction and Odds

The LA Galaxy have recently been on a downward turn in form, and it is difficult to feel a lot of confidence in their defensive set-up given how they have fared in recent matches.

However, Atlanta United seem not to be consistent in the attacking third which leads us to predict a draw.

Odds: 1 2.26 X 2.05 2 2.20

Probable outcomes

LA Galaxy 0-0 Atlanta United

LA Galaxy 1-1 Atlanta United

LA Galaxy 2-2 Atlanta United

LA Galaxy 0-1 Atlanta United

LA Galaxy 1-2 Atlanta United