Marco Reus is determined to convey silverware to the LA Galaxy after making a flying begin to his time in MLS, with St. Louis Metropolis the vacation spot for his first street sport on Sunday.
Reus registered a purpose and an help on debut final week because the Galaxy beat Atlanta United 2-0, sustaining their grip on prime spot within the Western Convention.
The Galaxy are 5 factors away from native rivals Los Angeles FC on the prime of the standings forward of Sunday’s journey to St. Louis, who’re thirteenth and 10 factors adrift of the playoff image.
Reus’ arrival in Los Angeles has brought about loads of fanfare, however he’s centered solely on the crew’s collective goals.
“It’s not about me, it’s in regards to the crew,” he stated. “We need to be champions. So we take it sport by sport.
“Apart from the visitors, it’s actually wonderful. The persons are so pleasant. The climate, it’s very nice. Whenever you get up within the morning and the solar is shining, you begin the day otherwise.
“So I’m actually, actually completely happy each morning I come into the dressing room. I’m simply completely happy and excited.”
Nos vemos en St. Louis #LAGalaxy x @MyVancouver pic.twitter.com/1mWW93cwqx
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) August 30, 2024
St. Louis performed out an exhilarating 4-4 draw with the Portland Timbers final week, twice throwing away a two-goal result in go away interim coach John Hackworth bewildered.
“Actually don’t know what to say,” Hackworth stated. “It’s arduous to think about coming to a spot like this and scoring 4 targets, being up, after which simply shedding one-versus-one defensive battles.
“Generally, the variety of targets you hand over, or the variety of targets you rating, can disguise quite a lot of the transition moments.
“A straightforward strategy to stop a few of these defensive miscues from occurring is to simply be higher with the ball.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
St. Louis Metropolis – Eduard Lowen
Lowen scored his fourth purpose of the MLS season final day out, changing from the penalty spot as St. Louis drew 4-4 with the Timbers.
Solely Joao Klauss, with 5 targets, has outscored him for St. Louis this time period.
LA Galaxy – Marco Reus
Reus is one in all 20 gamers in MLS historical past to file a purpose and an help on his regular-season debut.
He’s additionally the fifth Galaxy participant to take action, after Steven Gerrard, Andreas Herzog, Giovani dos Santos and Sasha Victorine. No different crew have had greater than two gamers obtain the feat.
MATCH PREDICTION – DRAW
The Galaxy have received 10 of their final 13 regular-season matches, the primary time they’ve accomplished so in a single season since 2011. LA haven’t recorded 11 wins in a span of 14 matches inside a single common season within the post-shootout period (since 2000).
It could be no shock to see the factors shared on this one, although. All three conferences between St. Louis and the Galaxy have ended stage, all with totally different scorelines (1-1, 2-2, 3-3).
St. Louis have solely received one of many final six matches by which they’ve held the lead in regular-season play courting again to the start of June (4 attracts, one defeat).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
St. Louis Metropolis – 35.8%
LA Galaxy – 38.1%
Draw – 26.1%