Columbus will be missing several starters. Wil Trapp is injured. Tony Tchani, Harrison Afful, Justin Meram are on international duty. Rodrigo Saravia would be in the lineup if he wasn’t with the Guatemalan national team. The lineup will change again.
Likewise, LA will be missing plenty of players too. Starters Gyasi Zardes, Steven Gerrard, and Jelle Van Damme are out. Robbie Keane is returning from international duty is up in the air if he will start or even be in town by game day. The team also just transferred Nigel De Jong midweek. They are short on creative talent.