Overview
- On Saturday the LA Galaxy beat Austin FC 4-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park, moving to 11-11-11 (44 points) and preserving a narrow route into the MLS playoffs.
- João Klauss opened the scoring for his 10th goal of the season, Hirving Lozano scored in his first game back from injury, and Robert Taylor and Sergi Roberto added second-half goals.
- Marco Reus set up three goals to record a team-high 15 assists for the season and supplied the key passes for both second-half strikes.
- Austin's lone goal came from Ervin Torres in the 54th minute and the visitors dropped to 8-15-10 on the year, while the Galaxy have lost just once in their last eight matches.
- With one regular-season game left, a road win or draw at Real Salt Lake would guarantee Los Angeles a postseason berth; anything less makes their fate hinge on out-of-town results involving LAFC, Colorado and Seattle.