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El Trafico takes place this Saturday night. LA Galaxy hosts LA FC, clearly intending to win and extend its lead in the West standings. FC is behind Galaxy, yet with two games in hand, this victory would be a huge step towards reaching the conference’s top.

Before Betting on LA Galaxy vs. LA FC

Galaxy has 52 points, four more than their biggest rivals, but from two more games played. That puts them in a very tough spot here with an imperative of victory pressuring Greg Vanney’s boys. Particularly following last week’s loss in St. Louis, 2-1. The team secretly hoped to take all three points against City, yet they failed.

Counting in the Leagues Cup games, the Galaxy has played only two games with under 2.5 goals in the past 10 minutes. Both had only one side netting, while the remaining eight saw three or more goals on both ends of the field.

As for the FC, they haven’t won an MLS game since finishing the League Cup. Surely, a 0-1 win over Seattle in the US Open Cup is a positive thing, but nobody remembers that due to a defeat at home to Houston, 0-2, and a goalless draw against the same rivals on the road.

It seems that LA FC’s loss in the League Cup finals to the Columbus Crew shook its morale and chemistry in the locker room because the team can’t get back into winning mode or find its rhythm.

LA Galaxy vs. LA FC Head to Head

There were 23 El Traficos, with both teams having nine wins each and five ties. Since the current season started, these rivals have played two games. FC was the host in the first, and they won 2-1, while the second took place at Galaxy’s stadium, and FC ended up on the winning side again, 1-2.

LA Galaxy vs. LA FC MLS Offshore Betting Odds & Picks

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Match ResultOdds
Galaxy+150
Draw+250
LA FC+275

Galaxy has the home field edge and is in slightly better form than the rivals, but still, our pick here is high efficiency, with over 2.5 hits being the final suggestion.

Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
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