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Turning point · 59'Andrés Perea1–1Forecast Verdict
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Actual
OneTouch Forecast · dc-v1.15
It finished level; our pre-match call put the chance of that at 27%. New York City FC had more shots (13–9) and the same number on target (3–3).
Pre-match call frozen 17 Oct 2026 · model dc-v1.15
Tactical shift
Hannes Wolf
Booked
28'
Aiden O'Neill
Booked
44'
Leo Walta
46'
0–1
Agustin Ojeda
Booked
54'
Mathieu Choinière
On for Igor Jesus
58'
Andrés Perea
59'
1–1
Armindo Sieb
On for Jacob Shaffelburg
66'
Talles Magno
On for Agustin Ojeda
68'
Ratings are out of 10. marks an OneTouch estimate, not a confirmed grade. Tap a player for details.
Match DNA
Midfield Domination
Control of central areas dictated everything. The midfield battle was the match.
22 shots
Expected goals over time
accuracy · 23%
kill rate · 8%
accuracy · 33%
kill rate · 11%
LAFC turned 11% of shots into goals to New York City FC's 8%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG · BSD
Head to Head
League Standing
MLSKey context
Venue
Citi Field
Kick-off
17 Oct · 23:30 UTC
Referee
Rosendo Mendoza
USA · 4.9 yellows/match
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