LA Galaxy (3-0-3, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles FC (2-3-1, eighth in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: LAFC -142, Los Angeles +318, Draw +324; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Seattle Sounders 1-0, the LA Galaxy face Los Angeles FC.
LAFC is 2-3-1 against Western Conference opponents. Denis Bouanga leads the eighth-ranked scoring team in the league with two goals. LAFC has scored nine.
The Galaxy are 3-0-2 against Western Conference teams. Dejan Joveljic leads the highest-scoring team in Western Conference play with four goals. The Galaxy have a conference-high 12.
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bouanga has scored two goals with two assists for LAFC. Eduard Atuesta has two goals.
Joveljic has four goals and one assist for the Galaxy. Riqui Puig has two goals and two assists.
SEASON SO FAR: LAFC: Averaging 1.5 goals, 6.5 shots on goal and 6.3 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.5 goals per game.
Galaxy: Averaging 2.0 goals, 5.8 shots on goal and 5.5 corner kicks through six games while allowing 1.3 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: LAFC: Nathan Ordaz (injured), Lorenzo Dellavalle (injured), Tomas Angel Gutierrez (injured), Omar Chagoya (injured).
Galaxy: Jalen Neal (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
