Columbus Crew - Los Angeles FC - 9 December 2023 Major League Soccer - (2-1)

Corner awarded to Columbus.

Los Angeles have a dangerous throw-in.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Columbus in their own half.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Los Angeles in their own half.

Goal kick for Columbus at Lower.com Field.

Free kick Los Angeles.

Aidan Morris is booked for the home team.

Wilfried Nancy is making the team's fifth substitution at Lower.com Field with Kevin Molino replacing Diego Rossi.

Diego Rossi (Columbus) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.

Throw-in for Los Angeles in their own half.

Los Angeles drive forward at breakneck speed but are pulled up for offside.

Columbus awarded a free kick in their own half.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Los Angeles.

Los Angeles have a goal kick.

Diego Rossi for Columbus gets in a strike but fails to hit the target.

Ball goes out of play for a Los Angeles goal kick.

The away team replace Ilie Sanchez with Mario Gonzalez.

The away team replace Diego Palacios with Sergi Palencia.

Free kick for Columbus in the half of Los Angeles.

Columbus make their fourth substitution with Christian Ramirez replacing Mohamed Ramzdine Farsi.

Julian Gressel is on a sub for Cucho Hernandez for Columbus.

Diego Palacios (Los Angeles) has received a first yellow card.

In Columbus a free kick has been awarded the home team.

Can Columbus get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Los Angeles's half?

Wilfried Nancy (Columbus) is making a second substitution, with Sean Zawadzki replacing Darlington Nagbe.

The home team has substituted Yaw Yeboah with Yevhen Cheberko. Wilfried Nancy is thus making his first change.

Can Los Angeles capitalize from this throw-in deep inside Columbus's half?

Yaw Yeboah is back on his feet again.

Attention is being given to Columbus’s Yaw Yeboah and play has been suspended briefly.

Free kick Columbus.

Columbus have been awarded a corner by Armando Villarreal.

Columbus's Patrick Schulte looks ok and returns to the pitch.

Filip Yavorov Krastev is replacing Kellyn Acosta for the away team.

Play has been temporarily suspended for attention to Patrick Schulte for Columbus who is writhing in pain on the pitch.

Goal! The away team reduce the deficit to 2-1 through a strike by Denis Bouanga. .

Armando Villarreal awards Los Angeles a goal kick.

Columbus's Cucho Hernandez gets his shot away but it misses the target.

Can Columbus get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Los Angeles's half?

Throw-in Columbus.

Columbus awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Armando Villarreal awards Columbus a goal kick.

Los Angeles's Kellyn Acosta misses with an attempt on goal.

Throw-in for Columbus in their own half.

Free kick for Los Angeles in the half of Columbus.

Ilie Sanchez is booked for the away team.

In Columbus a free kick has been awarded the home team.

Free kick Columbus.

Free kick for Columbus in their own half.

Free kick for Los Angeles in their own half.

Columbus to take a throw-in in Los Angeles territory.

Armando Villarreal signals a Columbus throw-in in Los Angeles's half.

Los Angeles are too eager and fall into an offside trap.

Goal kick for Columbus at Lower.com Field.

Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles gets in a strike, but is off target.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Los Angeles.

Malte Amundsen (Columbus) gets a yellow card.

Armando Villarreal signals a throw-in for Los Angeles, close to Columbus's area.

Columbus awarded a free kick in their own half.

The away team have replaced Timothy Tillmann with Mateusz Bogusz. This is the first substitution made today by Steven Cherundolo.

Columbus awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Throw-in for Los Angeles in the half of Columbus.

In Columbus Los Angeles drive forward through Carlos Vela. His shot is on target but it's saved.

Throw-in for Los Angeles at Lower.com Field.

Columbus have a dangerous throw-in.

Throw-in high up the field for Columbus in Columbus.

A throw-in for the home team on the opposite half.

Los Angeles are caught offside.

Aidan Morris gets his shot on target but fails to score for Columbus.

Corner awarded to Columbus.

Timothy Tillmann for Los Angeles has been booked by Armando Villarreal and receives a first yellow card.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Columbus.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Columbus in their own half.

It's a goal kick for the away team in Columbus.

Throw-in Los Angeles.

Columbus have been awarded a corner by Armando Villarreal.

At Lower.com Field, Carlos Vela has been yellow-carded for the away team.

In Columbus a free kick has been awarded the away team.

Los Angeles awarded a free kick in their own half.

Columbus drives forward and Cucho Hernandez gets in a shot. Without netting, however.

Ball safe as Columbus is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Armando Villarreal awards the away team a throw-in.

The first-half has come to a close in Columbus.

Los Angeles have been awarded a corner by Armando Villarreal.

Free kick Columbus.

Corner awarded to Columbus.

Columbus have been awarded a corner by Armando Villarreal.

Free kick for Los Angeles in the half of Columbus.

Free kick for Columbus in the half of Los Angeles.

Throw-in Columbus.

Armando Villarreal awards the home team a throw-in.

Ball goes out of play for a Columbus goal kick.

Los Angeles are coming forward and Ryan Hollingshead gets in a strike, it misses the target, however.

Goal! Columbus extend their lead to 2-0 through Yaw Yeboah. Malte Amundsen with an assist there.

Free kick for Los Angeles in their own half.

Los Angeles to take a throw-in in Columbus territory.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Los Angeles in their own half.

Ball safe as Columbus is awarded a throw-in in their half.

It's advantage Columbus in Columbus as Cucho Hernandez scores from the spot to make it 1-0.

Corner awarded to Columbus.

Los Angeles have a goal kick.

It's a goal kick for the away team in Columbus.

Columbus's Diego Rossi breaks free at Lower.com Field. But the strike goes wide of the post.

Throw-in for Los Angeles close to the penalty box.

Throw-in for Columbus at Lower.com Field.

Los Angeles have a goal kick.

Columbus are pushing forward but Steven Moreira's finish is wide of the goal.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Columbus.

Can Columbus get the ball into an attacking position from this throw-in in Los Angeles's half?

Goal kick for Los Angeles at Lower.com Field.

In Columbus Columbus attack through Cucho Hernandez. The finish is off target, however.

Throw-in for Los Angeles in their own half.

Ball goes out of play for a Los Angeles goal kick.

Corner awarded to Columbus.

Free kick for Columbus in their own half.

Los Angeles awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Armando Villarreal awards Los Angeles a goal kick.

In Columbus, Steven Moreira (Columbus) misses the target with a header.

Throw-in Columbus.

Columbus awarded a free kick in their own half.

In Columbus a free kick has been awarded the away team.

Throw-in for Columbus at Lower.com Field.

Columbus have been awarded a corner by Armando Villarreal.

Los Angeles needs to be cautious. Columbus have an attacking throw-in.

Can Columbus capitalize from this throw-in deep inside Los Angeles's half?

Armando Villarreal awards the home team a throw-in.

Armando Villarreal signals a Columbus throw-in in Los Angeles's half.

Free kick Columbus.

Columbus awarded a throw-in in their own half.

Ball safe as Los Angeles is awarded a throw-in in their half.

Throw-in for Columbus in the half of Los Angeles.

Throw-in for Columbus in their own half.

Armando Villarreal signals a free kick to Columbus in their own half.

A throw-in for the away team on the opposite half.

Columbus Crew scores 2.48 goals when playing at home and Los Angeles FC scores 1.27 goals when playing away (on average).

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC is 1.25.

Average number of goals in meetings between Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC is 3.25.

Columbus Crew scores 1 goals in a match against Los Angeles FC and Los Angeles FC scores 2.25 goals against Columbus Crew (on average).

In the last 4 meetings Columbus Crew won 1, Los Angeles FC won 3, 0 draws.

Los Angeles FC have lost just 1 of their last 4 games against Columbus Crew (in all competitions).

Los Angeles FC's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Columbus Crew's.

In MLS, Los Angeles FC has better performance than Columbus Crew.

When Los Angeles FC is down 1-0 away, they win 10% of their matches.

When Columbus Crew is down 0-1 home, they win 37% of their matches.

When Los Angeles FC leads 0-1 away, they win in 80% of their matches.

When Columbus Crew leads 1-0 at home, they win in 93% of their matches.

On their last meeting Los Angeles FC won by 2 goals.

The winner of their last meeting was Los Angeles FC.

Columbus Crew wins 46% of halftimes, Los Angeles FC wins 35%.

Columbus Crew wins 1st half in 46% of their matches, Los Angeles FC in 35% of their matches.

Los Angeles FC have scored at least one goal for 7 consecutive matches.

Los Angeles FC have kept a clean sheet in 3 matches in a row.

Columbus Crew have scored at least one goal for 13 consecutive matches.

Los Angeles FC have lost none of their last 6 away matches.

Los Angeles FC haven't lost in their last 7 games.

Los Angeles FC have a winning streak of 4 matches.

Columbus Crew haven't lost in any of their last 7 home matches.

Columbus Crew have won 3 home matches in a row.

Columbus Crew have a winning streak of 3 matches.