Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders played out a 1:1 draw in the 25th round of the Major League Soccer regular season at Dignity Health Sports Park on 13 September 2026. Marco Reus opened the scoring from the spot just before half-time, only for Paul Arriola to equalise in the 81st minute. The result leaves the hosts 10th with 30 points from 26 games and the visitors 14th on 28 points after 23 matches.
Reus took advantage of a penalty in the 44th minute to give Galaxy the lead, but Seattle turned up the pressure after the break. The Sounders had nothing to do in the opening third but paid for a sloppy opening by sitting back. By then they had already shifted the tempo, pressing higher and switching play with more precision than their opponents.
Galaxy dominated possession at 49 per cent but struggled to convert territory into clear-cut chances. They registered 2.48 expected goals from 14 shots, yet only two landed on target in the box. The visitors were more clinical with their 51 per cent possession — 12 shots produced eight on target, and they created just one big chance compared to Galaxy's two.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half, with Seattle making three changes around the 67th minute and Galaxy responding at the 79th mark. Erik Thommy, Robert Taylor and Kyogo Furuhashi all came on for the hosts, while the Sounders brought on Cristian Roldán, Stuart Hawkins and Dejan Joveljić in quick succession. The game opened up after these changes, with both sides looking for a winner.
Arriola's strike in the 81st minute was a well-taken finish that balanced the scales, and neither side could find a late breakthrough despite several attacking moves. Galaxy had more attacks overall at 84 to 80, but Seattle's defenders cleared 24 balls compared to 16 for the hosts. Two yellow cards — Peter Kingston and Hassani Dotson — were shown in stoppage time as tensions rose.
The draw ends Galaxy's mixed run of form, following a 0:3 defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps on 10 September. Seattle arrive here after a goalless draw with New York Red Bulls, extending a pattern of results that have kept them mid-table. Both sides have hit a wall recently, and this point may be enough to steady the ship for both clubs.
