On May 21st, Los Angeles FC will travel to Columbus to battle Columbus Crew in a clash of these two mismatched Major League Soccer teams. In their last match, 8th placed Columbus Crew, recorded a 0-2 loss against New York City. Talles Magno scored the first goal for New York City in the 9th minute, then Valentin Mariano Jose Castellanos Gimenez added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Maxi Moralez In the end, Columbus Crew was frustrated by New York City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. New York City ended the match with the shutout victory. Columbus Crew looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while los Angeles FC sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Colorado Rapids. Gyasi Zardes scored the first goal for Colorado Rapids in the 17th minute on a penalty shot, then Rubio Kostner added another in the 28th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Los Angeles FC was frustrated by Colorado Rapids’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Colorado Rapids ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Los Angeles FC should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Jose Cifuentes has been the most prolific scorer on Los Angeles FC in the last five matches with two goals. Darlington Nagbe and Derrick Etienne are the top scorers for Columbus Crew in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.