With four games remaining in the 2010 Major League Soccer season, Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy continue their push for the MLS Supporters Shield by kicking off the month with an Oct. 3 clash with Chivas USA at the Home Depot Center.

Galaxy team captain Landon Donovan liked LA's chances of sealing the deal, as well as the Oct. 7 road trip at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., to face the Philadelphia Union.

"The goal is to win as many [games] as we can," Donovan said earlier last week. "We know this [game against Chivas] is a game we should win. Philly is a game we should win we think. Then we have some games at home to finish the season. It's very possible to win all four.

“We got a little lucky with Salt Lake tying at home [against Colorado last week]. That helped us out a little bit,” Donovan said. “Salt Lake have a difficult schedule, too,… [and] Dallas, they’re going to have keep going to get close to us.”

However, with the inconsistent effort against mediocre opponents in weeks gone by, nothing should be left to chance.

"With teams like this, there is nothing to lose," Donovan said. "We played [D.C. United] a few weeks ago and they just came out with an attitude that said, 'We're going to try things, we're going to be aggressive, and we're going to go for it.'

“When you play teams that are in the playoff run, things are tighter. They are more scared to make mistakes."

The Galaxy's No. 10 feels that his side knows what to expect from Martin Vasquez's club.

"Chivas are going to have the same attitude [that DC came out with]. They have nothing to lose, so they're going to be freewheeling and they're just going to go for it," Donovan added. "We just have to make sure that they know we're the team that's headed to the playoffs."

“These games are always a battle,” LA defender Omar Gonzalez said at a press conference on Friday afternoon regarding the rivalry between the Galaxy and Chivas USA. “We play in the same stadium, we practice on the same campus...we always want to beat each other.

“This is my second year and [I haven’t] lost to Chivas yet. I’d like to keep it that way.”

“These games are special in the sense that standings, where you are in the table, don’t really matter,” said Chivas USA left back Ante Jazic on the showdown. “It’s just 90 minutes of battling and scrapping. We want to win this SuperClásico.”

Jazic was aware that Chivas are facing elimination from the playoffs with a defeat to or draw with the Galaxy.

“Being eliminated from the playoffs last year by the Galaxy was painful,” said Jazic. “The Galaxy definitely feel like they own the stadium and that Chivas are the tenants. For us, we’re still trying to earn that respect.

“The atmosphere has a European flavor to it. Not just on the field, but in The Home Depot Center stands. Just the tension in the air is electric and everyone feels it. That’s special because it doesn’t happen often in MLS.”

Kickoff at Victoria Street is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. PT and will be televised by ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

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