New York City FC - LAFC prediction: odds and line-ups
New York City FC take on LAFC in MLS. Kick-off on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 11 :30 pm.
Citi Field
New York, New York
- On airApple TV
Scorers Leo Walta 45'+1' · Andrés Perea 59'
Line-ups
New York City FC 4-2-3-1
- 49 Matt Freese G
- 6 James Sands CD-L
- 13 Thiago Martins CD-R
- 22 Kevin O'Toole LB
- 24 Tayvon Gray RB
- 7 Nicolás Fernández AM
- 8 Andrés Perea LM
- 21 Aiden O'Neill RM
- 20 Luighi Hanri F
- 17 Hannes Wolf AM-L
- 26 Agustin Ojeda AM-R
- 32 Jonathan Shore SUB
- 16 Alonso Martínez SUB
- 34 Raul Gustavo SUB
- 3 Matt Miazga SUB
- 11 Talles Magno SUB
- 88 Malachi Jones SUB
- 35 Mitja Ilenic SUB
- 9 Bénie Traoré SUB
- 30 Tomas Romero SUB
LAFC 4-2-3-1
- 1 Hugo Lloris G
- 91 Nkosi Tafari CD-L
- 33 Aaron Long CD-R
- 23 Yevhen Cheberko LB
- 24 Ryan Hollingshead RB
- 7 Son Heung-Min AM
- 6 Igor Jesus LM
- 8 Mark Delgado RM
- 99 Denis Bouanga F
- 18 Jacob Shaffelburg AM-L
- 81 Leo Walta AM-R
- 19 Tyler Boyd SUB
- 12 Thomas Hasal SUB
- 4 Eddie Segura SUB
- 5 Ryan Porteous SUB
- 66 Mathieu Choinière SUB
- 20 Sergio Vásquez SUB
- 21 Ryan Raposo SUB
- 14 Sergi Palencia SUB
- 9 Armindo Sieb SUB
Statistics
| New York City FC | LAFC | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 65.6 | Possession | 34.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 632 | Accurate Passes | 299 |
| 701 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 24 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 15 | Clearances | 28 |
Match events
- 28' J Hannes Wolf New York City FC
- 44' J Aiden O'Neill New York City FC
- 45'+1' B Leo Walta LAFC
- 54' J Agustin Ojeda New York City FC
- 58' REM Mathieu Choinière between: Igor Jesus LAFC
- 59' B Andrés Perea assist from Nicolás Fernández New York City FC
- 66' REM Armindo Sieb between: Jacob Shaffelburg LAFC
- 66' REM Sergi Palencia between: Ryan Hollingshead LAFC
- 68' REM Talles Magno between: Agustin Ojeda New York City FC
- 68' REM Bénie Traoré between: Luighi Hanri New York City FC
- 85' REM Sergio Vásquez between: Mark Delgado LAFC
- 85' REM Ryan Porteous between: Aaron Long LAFC
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Match summary
This MLS match pitted New York City FC against LAFC. The fixture was held at Citi Field. In the meeting on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 11 :30 pm, the two teams parted on a score of 1 - 1. The scorers in this match are Leo Walta in the 45 minute, Andrés Perea in the 59 minute.
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Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for New York City FC and LAFC are detailed in the match sheet above.
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