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The 2022 MLS season continues rumbling forward this week with another blockbuster clash, as Los Angeles FC welcome LA Galaxy to face them at the Banc of California Stadium.
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Barely six weeks on from their last encounter, it is another edition of El Trafico, as two of the league's biggest sides go head-to-head for bragging rights in the City of Angels.
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | LAFC vs LA Galaxy |
| Date | July 8, 2022 |
| Times | 10:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
TV channel, live stream & how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| ESPN | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
Team news and rosters
| Position | LAFC roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Crepeau, Romero, McCarthy |
| Defenders | Escobar, Murillo, Segura, Fall, Palacios, Traore, Hollingshead, Ibeagha, Leone, Kim, Henry, Gaines |
| Midfielders | Sanchez, Ginella, Cifuentes, Rodriguez, Duenas, Acosta |
Forwards | Blessing, Arango, Vela, Tajouri-Shradi, Torres, Opoku, Jennings, Musovski |
Few sides in MLS can claim to be enjoying the rich form that the hosts are heading into this game - and with a bevy of big European recruits, headlined by Gareth Bale, heading into their squad for the second half of the season, they have every reason to like their chances.
But head-to-head against the Galaxy, they have struggled to deliver the results they want - and, arguably, the psychological block at hand could prevent them from going all the way this season.
Predicted LAFC starting XI: Crepeau; Fall, Ibeagha, Murillo; Hollingshead, Ginella, Acosta, Blessing, Escobar; Arango, Musovski.
| Position | Galaxy roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Bond, Lopez, Klinsmann |
| Defenders | Araujo, Williams, Coulibaly, Villafana, DePuy, Ferkranus, Leerdam |
| Midfielders | Raveloson, Vazquez, Costa, Kljestan, Alvarez, Aguirre, Saldana, Perez, Harvey, Delgado |
| Forwards | Cabral, Grandsir, Chicharito, Dunbar, Edwards, Joveljic |
Galaxy cannot quite match up to the efforts of their local rivals this season, but they already have derby bragging rights, not once but twice this term, including in the U.S. Open Cup.
If anything, that will drive them on to make it three from three, and really get under the skin of their hosts.
Predicted Galaxy starting XI: Bond; Edwards, Williams, Coulibaly, Araujo; Alvarez, Delgado, Raveloson, Grandsir; Hernandez, Joveljic.
Last five results
| LAFC results | Galaxy results |
|---|---|
| Vancouver 1-0 LAFC (Jul 2) | Galaxy 4-0 Montreal (Jul 4) |
| LAFC 3-1 Dallas (Jun 29) | Galaxy 2-3 Minnesota (Jun 29) |
| LAFC 2-0 NYRB (Jun 26) | Galaxy 1-2 Sacramento (Jun 21) |
| Seattle 1-1 LAFC (Jun 18) | Galaxy 1-1 Portland (Jun 18) |
| LAFC 3- San Jose Earthquakes (May 28) | Galaxy 4-1 Austin (May 29) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 25/5/2022 | LA Galaxy 3-1 LAFC |
| 4/9/2022 | LA Galaxy 2-1 LAFC |
| 10/3/2021 | LA Galaxy 1-1 LAFC |
| 8/28/2021 | LAFC 3-3 LA Galaxy |
| 5/8/2021 | LA Galaxy 2-1 LAFC |