Sunday’s match marks the fourth all-time MLS regular-season meeting between the LA Galaxy and Atlanta United FC, with the Galaxy trailing the series 0-3-0. The last time the two teams squared off against one another, LA fell 3-0 on the road to Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on April 21, 2018.
Playing their fourth game in the span of 13 days, the LA Galaxy fell 2-0 on the road to the Colorado Rapids at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday night.
Goal-Scoring Plays.
COL – Diego Rubio (Jonathan Lewis, Danny Wilson), 20th minute: Jonathan Lewis latched onto a long ball down the left wing. Lewis delivered a low pass to the top of the box to Diego Rubio, who fired his low shot into the far corner of the net.
COL – Gyasi Zardes (Jonathan Lewis), 75th minute: Gyasi Zardes latched onto Jonathan Lewis’ back-heeled pass inside the penalty area and fired a shot into the bottom far corner of the net.
Postgame Notes
Following the loss, the LA Galaxy (8-9-3, 27 points) sit in seventh place in the Western Conference standings.
LA was shutout for the third time in 20 regular-season games played this year.
Saturday’s match marked the 89th all-time meeting across all competitions between the LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids, with the Galaxy leading the all-time series 45-33-12.
Against Colorado, LA holds a 37-31-12 record in league play, a 1-0-0 record in the U.S. Open Cup and a 7-2-0 record during the MLS Cup Playoffs.
The Galaxy are winless in their last eight matches played against the Rapids (0-6-2) dating back to Aug. 4, 2018.
Sacha Kljestan made his first start in league play this year and appeared in his 324th career MLS regular-season match, which ranks 34th in MLS history.
Samuel Grandsir made his 58th consecutive appearance for the Galaxy across all competitions dating back to April 18, 2021.
Julián Araujo started and played 90 minutes in his 92nd career appearance (81 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy.
Kévin Cabral made his 50th career appearance across all competitions for the Galaxy.
Efraín Álvarez made his 80th career appearance across all competitions for LA.
Chase Gasper made his first start since May 14.
Next Game
Up next, the LA Galaxy play host to Atlanta United FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday, July 24. The July 24 match kicks off at 6:30 p.m. PT and features a national television broadcast on FS1.
Playing their third game in the span of 10 days, the LA Galaxy sustained a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes before 18,453 fans at Dignity Health Sports Park on Wednesday night. Dejan Joveljić tallied two second-half goals, while Kévin Cabral and Douglas Costa each notched their first assists of the 2022 MLS Regular Season.
LA Galaxy Against San Jose Earthquakes
Wednesday’s match marked the 94th edition of the California Clásico between the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes across all competitions, with the Galaxy leading the all-time series 43-33-18. Against the Earthquakes, LA holds a 34-28-16 record in league play, a 4-1-1 record in the U.S. Open Cup and a 5-4-1 record during the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Dejan Joveljić In Goal-Scoring Form
With his two-goal performance against San Jose, Joveljić has tallied seven goals in his last six regular-season games played dating back to May 29, which ranks tied with Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar for the most goals in MLS during that span. Amongst players that have played a minimum of 500 minutes in league play, Joveljić leads MLS with 1.38 goals scored per 90 minutes played. In 17 regular-season appearances (4 starts), Joveljić leads the Galaxy and ranks tied for ninth in the league with eight goals scored in 522 minutes played.
Goal-Scoring Plays.
SJ – Cristian Espinoza (Penalty Kick), 13th minute: After a penalty was awarded to San Jose, Cristian Espinoza placed his shot into the lower right corner of the net.
SJ – Jeremy Ebobisse (Jamiro Monteiro), 14th minute: Inside the penally area, Jamiro Monteiro played the ball out wide to Jeremy Ebobisse, whose shot from the right side of the box was curled into the far corner of the goal.
SJ – Marcos Lopez (Benjamin Kikanovic), 40th minute: In transition, Benjamin Kikanovic found the run of Marcos Lopez, who finished from close range.
LA – Dejan Joveljić (Kévin Cabral, Efraín Álvarez), 47th minute: After being released down the left wing by Efraín Álvarez, Kévin Cabral dribbled down the left side of the box. Cabral cut onto his right foot and slid a pass to Dejan Joveljić, whose shot from the middle of the penalty area found the top corner of the net.
LA – Dejan Joveljić (Douglas Costa), 88th minute: Douglas Costa delivered a long ball into the box that Dejan Joveljić chested down. Joveljić dribbled past two players before curling a left-footed strike into the top left corner of the net.
Postgame Notes
Wednesday’s match marked the 94th edition of the California Clásico between the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes across all competitions, with the Galaxy leading the all-time series 43-33-18.
Against the Earthquakes, LA holds a 34-28-16 record in league play, a 4-1-1 record in the U.S. Open Cup and a 5-4-1 record during the MLS Cup Playoffs.
LA has scored multiple goals in the second halves of their last four matches played in MLS regular-season play dating back to June 29.
Dejan Joveljić recorded his fourth career two-goal performance across all competitions for the Galaxy.
Joveljić has tallied seven goals in his last six games played dating back to May 29, which ranks tied with Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar for the most goals in MLS during that span.
In 21 matches played (7 starts) across all competitions during the 2022 campaign, Joveljić has tallied 11 goals and two assists.
Amongst players that have played a minimum of 500 minutes in league play, Joveljić leads MLS with 1.38 goals scored per 90 minutes played.
Joveljić’s eight goals scored at home ranks second in MLS this season behind only NYCFC’s Valentin Castellanos (10).
Joveljić is the fifth player in LA Galaxy history score in five consecutive home matches in league play, joining Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robbie Keane, Carlos Ruiz, Welton and Eduardo Hurtado.
In four starts in league play this season, Joveljić has registered three goals.
Douglas Costa logged his first career assist as a member of the Galaxy.
Kévin Cabral notched his first assist of the 2022 campaign.
Cabral finished the match with a game-high four chances created in 45 minutes played as a second-half substitute.
Efraín Álvarez registered an assist for a third consecutive appearance dating back to July 4.
Sacha Kljestan appeared in his 323rd career MLS regular-season match, which ranks tied for 34th in MLS history with Brian Mullan.
Grandsir made his 57th consecutive appearance for the Galaxy across all competitions dating back to April 18, 2021.
Julián Araujo started and played 90 minutes in his 91st career appearance (81 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy.
Playing their third game in the span of 10 days, the LA Galaxy play host to the San Jose Earthquakes in the 78th regular-season edition of the California Clásico at Dignity Health Sports Park at 7:00 p.m. PT on Wednesday, July 13 (FS1, FOX Deportes). Wednesday’s match marks the 78th MLS regular-season meeting between the LA Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes, with the Galaxy leading the series 34-27-16. In three matches played between the two teams during the 2021 campaign, LA held a 2-1-0 record.
Major League Soccer announced today that LA Galaxy forward Javier “Chicharito”Hernández and defender Julián Araujo were named to the 26-man roster for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target. It marks the second consecutive season in which Araujo and Chicharito were named to the MLS All-Star roster.
In 18 games played (17 starts) in league play this season, Chicharito ranks first on the Galaxy with seven goals scored in 1,480 minutes played. Across three seasons with the Galaxy, Chicharito has tallied 26 goals and three assists in 51 regular-season appearances (44 starts). Internationally, Hernandez is Mexico’s all-time leading goal scorer (52) in 109 games played (83 starts). Chicharito was selected by Minnesota United FC head coach Adrian Head for the MLS All-Star roster.
During the 2022 campaign, Araujo has tallied four assists in 17 games played (16 starts). In four seasons with LA since signing from the club’s academy in 2019, Araujo has registered one goal and 15 assists in 84 regular-season appearances (75 starts) for the Galaxy. At the international level, Araujo has made three appearances (2 starts) for the Mexican National Team since making his debut on Dec. 8, 2021. The Lompoc, Calif., native was a fan selection for the MLS All-Star roster.
For the second consecutive season, the MLS All-Stars will take on the best of LIGA MX on August 10 at 5:30 p.m. PT at Allianz Field in Minnesota and will be broadcast live on ESPN and Univision. The roster was selected through a combination of fan, player, and media voting (12 players), designations by All-Star head coach Adrian Heath of host club Minnesota United FC (12 players), and a pair of selections by MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
