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[MyDaily = Reporter Kim Jong-guk] LAFC’s recent slide has become a growing concern.
LAFC dropped a 3-2 decision to Nashville on the 18th in Round 14 of the 2026 MLS season. The loss marked their third straight defeat and extended a winless run to four matches. LAFC currently sits sixth in the Western Conference with a 6-3-5 record (21 points). Son Heung-min has yet to score in MLS this season but tops the league with nine assists.
LAFC will host Seattle on the 25th in Round 15. Seattle sits fourth in the Western Conference at 7-3-2 (24 points). While Seattle lost to LA Galaxy in Round 14, the club had been riding a nine-match unbeaten streak prior to that defeat.
As the matchup approaches, Seattle described LAFC as “a team in decline,” pointing out LAFC’s 0-1-4 record over their last five games. Seattle also highlighted Son as the player to watch: “Son leads MLS with nine assists and primarily functions as the creative link, supplying Bouanga and Martinez. Yet after 12 MLS appearances he still hasn’t found the net. His expected goals minus actual goals sits at -3.70, the second-lowest figure in the league.”
On the 19th, ESPN slotted LAFC at sixth in its MLS power rankings, noting that goalkeeper Hugo Lloris’s injury left the team vulnerable and that Mukhtar scored three times against LAFC in Nashville. ESPN added that LAFC has not won since April 25.
Son played the full 90 minutes against Nashville on the 18th and led LAFC’s attack. He produced five key passes, four shots and two successful dribble breakthroughs, injecting life into the offense. Twenty-two minutes into the second half, Son stepped up to take a corner and set up Bouanga’s consolation goal — his ninth assist of the season — but his personal scoring drought continued.
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