October 9, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – LA Galaxy News Release
HOUSTON – Ahead of the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs, the LA Galaxy clinched the fourth seed in the Western Conference following a 3-1 win on the road over Houston Dynamo FC at PNC Stadium in the 2022 MLS Regular Season finale on Sunday evening. Javier “Chicharito” Hernández tallied his team-leading 18th goal of the season, while Riqui Puig and Dejan Joveljić both found the back of the net in the Galaxy’s first win on Decision Day dating back to Oct. 28, 2012.
2022 MLS Cup Playoffs
Following the win over Houston, the LA Galaxy (14-12-8, 50 points) secured the fourth seed and a First Round match against Nashville SC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Saturday, Oct. 15 (12:00 p.m. PT; UniMás and TUDN). The Galaxy have qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the 20th time in the club’s 27 years in MLS. Since the start of the 2009 season, the Galaxy have hosted 18 playoff matches in Carson, including MLS Cup 2011, 2012 and 2014. In those 18 home playoff matches at Dignity Health Sports Park, the Galaxy are 15-2-1, while holding a 45-23-7 record in 75 all-time playoff matches.
LA Galaxy In Form At The Right Time
The Galaxy have lost only once in their last 11 matches played dating back to Aug. 13, holding a record of 5-1-and outscoring the opposition 26-19 during that span. Since Aug. 13, the Galaxy’s 5-1-5 record (20 points) ranks as the best in the Western Conference and ranks third in the league behind only CF Montreal (8-1-1, 24 points) and the Philadelphia Union (7-2-1, 22 points. In the Galaxy’s last six matches played on the road dating back to Aug. 28, LA holds a 3-1-2 record.
LA Galaxy’s 2022 MLS Regular-Season Recap
Chicharito led the team and finished the season ranked tied for fourth in MLS with 18 goals scored in 32 games played (31 starts) for the Galaxy in league play. Julián Araujo ranked second in the league amongst all defenders and led the Galaxy with nine assists in 33 appearances (30 starts) this season. Joveljić led the league with eight goals scored and 10 goal contributions ( 8 goals, 2 assists) as a substitute this year. As a team, the Galaxy finished the season with the sixth-most goals scored (58) during the 2022 MLS Regular Season.
Goal-Scoring Plays
HOU – Sebastian Ferreira (Corey Baird), 8th minute: Corey Baird’s cross into the box found Sebastian Ferreira, who headed the ball into the far corner of the net.
LA – Riqui Puig (Samuel Grandsir, Douglas Costa), 31st minute:…
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