Western Conference leader LA Galaxy (12-7-7, 43 points) will host rising team New York City FC (7-11-7, 28 points) for a Major League Soccer regular season game at the StubHub Center on Sunday.
The match features a host of global soccer stars such as Robbie Keane, Giovani dos Santos, Gyasi Zardes, and Steven Gerrard for Los Angeles and David Villa, Mix Diskerud, Andrea Pirlo, and Frank Lampard for New York that will surely entertain the fans.
Los Galácticos have won five of their last six matches to overtake the Vancouver Whitecaps in the West standings. Their last game was a 2-1 beat down of contending team FC Dallas at the Toyota Stadium, via the MLS website.
Although New York suffered three losses in their last six games, Jason Kreis' team had been impressive in their last two matches.
New York forced a 2-2 standoff versus East powerhouse Columbus Crew SC on the road on Wednesday, as reported by the NYCFC website, and before that they upset league-leading DC United at home, 3-1.
Kreis hopes that they continue their stellar play against the retooled Galaxy eleven.
The prediction is a 4-0 shutout by Galaxy. With each day that passes, the chemistry between dos Santos and Keane develops, making Bruce Arena's squad more and more intimidating.
Match Details
LA Galaxy starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Ricketts; DelaGarza, González, Leonardo, Rogers; Zardes, Juninho, Gerrard, Lletget; Keane, dos Santos
New York City FC starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Saunders; Iraola, Mena, Hernandez, Angelino; Jacobson, Pirlo; Diskerud, Poku, McNamara; Villa
Date: Sunday, August 23
Time: 3 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Venue: StubHub Center, Carson, California
Gamecast & Commentary: ESPN FC
TV Info & Live Stream: ESPN, WATCH ESPN, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPN Deportes TV, MLS Live, and LeTV (China) / Live Stream - MLS Live (US)