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Introduction [Music] Contents Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy versus Atlanta United prediction team news lineups preview the Los Angeles Galaxy can increase their lead at top the Western Conference of Major League Soccer MLS when they host Atlanta United on Saturday at dignity Health Sports Park with eight regular season matches remaining the Galaxy are two points clear of Los Angeles FC defeating the Portland Timbers in their previous League fixture last month 3-2 while the five stripes are a point above the Eastern Conference playoff line after beating the Columbus Crew 2 to one in their last domestic Affair match preview After exiting the League's cup in the round of 32 against the C Seattle Sounders 3 to one the focus for La shifts to the domestic campaign as they aim for HomeField advantage throughout the postseason lafc will have three games in hand on them following this fixture while Real Salt Lake who are third have played one fewer match than the Galaxy trailing them by Five Points in the table Greg vany's men have won three successive League contests at Dignity Health Sports Park claiming the joint most victories domestically at home in MLS this year 9 dot a victory on Saturday would give them 52 points their highest total since van took charge in 2021 while also equaling their previous high from 2016 throughout the competition the Galaxy have been deadly in the attacking third at home scoring three or more goals six times in Carson while the they have not been held off the score sheet at Dignity Health Sports Park All Season LA are unbeaten in their previous four regular season home games versus Eastern Conference opponents since losing 1 to zero to Charlotte FC in May 2023 Atlanta United have nine matches remaining to try to salvage what has been by all accounts a disappointing campaign given their high standards over the past few domestic Seasons the five Stripes have been among the highest spending teams in the league but that has not translated to much success in 2024 suffering 11 domestic defeats two more than a year ago under interim boss Rob Valentino the five Stripes have only claimed one Victory away from home in this competition 1 to zero over DC United losing their last three MLS encounters played outside Mercedes-Benz stadium that said said they are on a two-game unbeaten run in MLS play and have a chance to match their longest winning run of the regular season this weekend the five Stripes have claimed seven points in the League this season when conceding the opening goal but have not won from a losing position as the visitors all year they have won three of their four meetings all time against the Galaxy failing to concede in each of those contests though Atlanta lost their previous visit to Dignity Health Sports Park in 2022 2 to0 team news in their League's cup defeat versus Seattle the Galaxy were missing their leading goal scorer Deon joveljic due to a hamstring strain Julian odd is dealing with a groin issue and Gaston bugman is questionable because of a knee injury last Thursday they officially signed former barisha Dortmund midfielder Marco Reyes through until the the 2026 campaign sending Charlotte FC over 300,000 worth of General allocation money to acquire his Discovery priority with that money to be split across this season in 2025 Gabriel peek Ricky PG and Joseph painel all found the back of the net in their previous domestic encounter against the Timbers lifting them to a narrow victory in their previous encounter at the the League's Cup against Santos lagona Edwin muscara was back on the field for Atlanta for the first time since sustaining a knee injury replacing Tristan Maya in the second half their big summer transfer signing Alexa miranchuk trained for the first time with his new club this week while Dax mccardy recently announced he will retire at the end of this campaign Stan RH Gregerson scored a second half brace in the five stripes match against Columbus last month to earn a come from behind Victory Los Angeles Galaxy possible starting lineup McCarthy yane caseras Yoshida Nelson Delgado cerillo peek PG Barry painel Atlanta United possible starting lineup guzan lenon RH Gregerson Williams Hernandez firmino Fortune SLE lenid TR wolf we say Los Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Atlanta United all season long the Galaxy's attacking depth has carried them through and we do not expect that to change this weekend against an Atlanta side that have been unstable at the back throughout the campaign thanks for your watching don't forget to click the subscribed button and hit the Bell icon for more [Music] h [Music] [Music]