Los Angeles Galaxy and Dallas met in the eighteenth round of the Major League Soccer Regular Season, and neither side could find the net in a 0:0 stalemate on August 2nd. The match played out at the Galaxy's home ground with no goals scored despite both teams registering fourteen shots each.
Yellow cards appeared throughout the contest, starting with P. Delgado receiving a booking in the fourth minute for Dallas. C. Cappis and Kaick added two more cautions before half-time, while J. Glesnes went to the referee after fifty-three minutes. N. Norris collected his yellow in the sixty-third minute, and J. Nelson was warned in the eighty-sixth. Substitutions came at sixty-six, sixty-seven, seventy-nine and ninety-plus-three minutes when L. Sanabria entered for the hosts.
Los Angeles Galaxy dominated possession at 54 per cent and completed 370 of their 456 passes. They registered nine shots on target with 50 per cent accuracy, though they created zero big chances. Expected Goals sat at 1.28 while Expected Assists reached 1.66. The home side made 127 passes into the final third and completed 11 tackles from 19 attempts.
Dallas had fewer chances to work with, holding 46 per cent possession across 300 successful passes from 379. Their shots were less precise at 22 per cent accuracy, with only four on target out of fourteen attempts. But they created five big chances and had an Expected Goals figure of 1.65. The visitors made 33 clearances and completed nine of their twenty crosses.
The result keeps both teams in their current positions, with Galaxy remaining twelfth on 29 points from 25 games. Dallas sit fourth with 40 points from 24 matches, though they have one game in hand over the hosts. The away side have been involved in some entertaining matches recently, including a 2:2 draw with Portland Timbers and a 3:2 victory over San Jose Earthquakes.
Neither team extended any particular streak, but the goalless result means both sides continue without adding to their win totals. Galaxy's recent form has been mixed with wins against America but heavy defeats to Los Angeles and El Salvador. Dallas have shown they can score freely but also leak goals, as their recent fixtures demonstrate.