Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
NYCFC
Form comparisonLAFC
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: NYCFC mixed, LAFC mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 08 Feb 2026Los Angeles FC1-1New York City FC
- 02 Mar 2025Los Angeles FC1-0New York City FC
- 28 Jan 2023Los Angeles FC1-1New York City FC
- 28 Jan 2023New York City FC1-1Los Angeles FC
- 29 May 2021Los Angeles FC1-2New York City FC
- 26 Sept 2026vsAtlanta United FC2-2D
- 18 Sept 2026vsNew York Red Bulls0-1L
- 13 Sept 2026vsReal Salt Lake0-2W
- 10 Sept 2026vsNew England Revolution1-2L
- 04 Sept 2026vsNashville SC0-0D
- 27 Sept 2026vsFC Dallas1-0L
- 19 Sept 2026vsSan Jose Earthquakes2-2D
- 13 Sept 2026vsSporting Kansas City3-1L
- 10 Sept 2026vsNew York Red Bulls2-0W
- 06 Sept 2026vsReal Salt Lake2-2D
NYCFC vs LAFC: form and season numbers
NYCFC take a form score of 3.6 out of 10 into this MLS fixture, against 3.7 for LAFC. NYCFC have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, while LAFC have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season NYCFC average 1.1 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, LAFC 0.9 and 1.2. NYCFC have kept a clean sheet in 20% of their matches this season, LAFC in 20%. In their last 7 meetings NYCFC have won 1, drawn 5 and lost 1. NYCFC sit 9th on 33 points, LAFC 6th on 41.
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