LOS ANGELES – Following a 2-1 win over LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park on April 9, the LA Galaxy (4-2-0, 12 points) travel to face Chicago Fire FC (2-1-3, 9 points) at Soldier Field (5:00 p.m. PT; Local Broadcast) on Saturday, April 16.
Saturday’s match marks the 45th all-time regular-season meeting between LA and Chicago, with the Galaxy leading the series 22-15-7. Notably, LA is unbeaten in its last 11 regular-season matches played against the Fire (7-0-4), dating back to Sept. 4, 2010. In 22 road matches played against Chicago, the Galaxy hold a record of 10-9-3. After tallying two assists in the win over LAFC, Samuel Grandsir was named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 6. Additionally, Javier “Chicharito” Hernández ranks tied for first in MLS with five goals scored.