LA Galaxy II (7-12-6, 27 points) will look to lengthen their unbeaten streak to four as they hit the road to face Real Monarchs SLC (16-6-2, 50 points) at 7 p.m. PT on Saturday, Aug. 25 at Zions Bank Stadium. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
LA Galaxy II will face stiff competition on Saturday as they face a Real Monarchs side that sits in first in the USL Western Conference standings. This season, Real Monarchs have only dropped two points at home when they played Las Vegas Lights FC on April 30. In that match, neither side was able to find a goal and ended in a 0-0 draw. Los Dos will also compete against a familiar face in Chandler Hoffman, a former Galaxy II player. Hoffman began his USL career with the Galaxy in 2014. He is now the Monarchs’ leading goal scorer with nine goals recorded on the season.
Los Dos will look to have a repeat performance from their last away game which resulted in a 4-1 victory over Sacramento Republic FC. With 44 goals recorded this season, LA Galaxy II are the 7th highest attacking force in the USL. In the Western Conference, Galaxy II have the 4th highest number of goals scored with the second highest conversion rate, proving they are an attacking side to be reckoned with.
Earlier in the week, Los Dos earned their third consecutive result against Rio Grande Valley FC (3-9-12, 21 points) at StubHub Center. After going down right after the start of second half, Galaxy II raised their energy while looking for an equalizer. Finally, in the 77th minute, Justin Dhillon was able to put a left-footed strike in the back of the net, after receiving a pristine pass from Efrain Alvarez.
This is the sides’ first contest of the 2018 season. On Saturday, Los Dos will look to improve upon last year’s 0-2-0 record against Real Monarchs SLC.
LAST MATCH
LA Galaxy II 1 | Rio Grande Valley FC 1: After getting off to a slow start, LA Galaxy II found themselves down by one shortly after the start of second half. However, in the 77th minute, Justin Dhillon found the back of the net after receiving a precise pass from Efrain Alvarez.
Real Monarchs SLC 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks FC 2: Real Monarchs controlled the game early with two goals coming in the first half. Tulsa were able to find equalizing goals in the second, but the Monarchs recorded a late goal in the 86th minute to secure all three points.
2017 RECORD
LA Galaxy II: 8-19-5, 29 points
Real Monarchs SLC: 20-5-7, 67 points
LAST YEAR
LA Galaxy II 0, Real Monarchs SLC 3 | May 10, 2017 at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium
Real Monarchs SLC 2, LA Galaxy II 1 | October 14, 2017 at Rio Tinto Stadium
GAME NOTES
- LA Galaxy II (7-12-6, 27 points) secured a result against Rio Grande Valley FC (3-9-12, 21 points) at home with a final score of 1-1.
- LA Galaxy II are 2-8-2 away from home this season.
- Real Monarchs SLC are 11-0-1 at home.
- LA Galaxy II sit 13th in the USL Western Conference standings.
- Ethan Zubak leads LA Galaxy II in goals this season (10).
- The Galaxy’s three-game unbeaten streak is tied for the longest of the season.
- LA Galaxy II’s Justin Fiddes was signed to the club on Aug. 7 and has made three straight appearances for the team.
- LA Galaxy II finished the 2017 season with a 4-8-4 home record and a 4-11-1 away record.
- Next up, LA Galaxy II return home to face Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC at StubHub Center Track & Field Stadium on Saturday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m. PT. During the match, LA Galaxy II will host their third annual Pups at the Pitch. Tickets to match are available here.
