CARSON, Calif.
7 pm PT (no TV) The Los Angeles Galaxy have been pouring goals in recently, and while they haven’t taken every point on the table in recent matches, they’ve still maintained their league-leading record overall. They returned home from a split two-game road trip for a 3-1 victory against the Dallas Burn last weekend – and now play host to a Kansas City Wizards side coming in on short rest and short fuses. The visitors haven’t taken a point – or scored – on the road, and lost 3-2 at midweek to the depleted New England Revolution when they allowed two goals in the final five minutes. REFEREE: Ricardo Valenzuela. SAR (bench): Robert Fereday; JAR (opposite): Kermit Quisenberry; 4th: Baldomero Toledo MLS Career: 54 games; FC/gm: 35.2; Y/gm: 4.8; R: 22 pens: 16
Games involving Galaxy: P12 W6 L2 T4; FC/gm: 33.7; Y/gm: 4.8; R: 3; pens: 2
Games involving Wizards: P8 W5 L3 T0; FC/gm: 28.0; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 3; pens: 0 INJURY REPORT: LOS ANGELES GALAXY – OUT: FW Carlos Ruiz (R ankle sprain); MF Peter Vagenas (groin strain); DOUBTFUL: DF Tyrone Marshall (L MCL sprain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Danny Califf (R MCL sprain); MF Ned Grabavoy (L foot contusion) ... KANSAS CITY WIZARDS – OUT: MD Preki (L fractured fibula/L dislocated ankle); FW Igor Simutenkov (L torn Achilles tendon) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: noneYELLOW PERIL: LA: Peter Vagenas (10 CP in 2 gms) HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME (32 meetings): Galaxy 16 wins (0 shootout), 52 goals .., Wizards 13 wins (1 shootout), 38 goals ... 3 drawsAT LOS ANGELES (16 meetings): Galaxy 10 wins (0 shootout), 28 goals ... Wizards 3 wins (1 shootout), 13 goals ... 3 draws