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Atlanta United FC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Atlanta United FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 7 Apr 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Joe Fletcher
  • Referee Corey Parker
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
1
3
Atlanta United FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-07 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Los Angeles FC H 5–0 W
01 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
17 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W
11 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W
03 Mar Houston Dynamo A 0–4 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Atlanta United FC A 0–5 L
31 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L
10 Mar Real Salt Lake A 5–1 W
04 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Los Angeles FC
#15 Position #17
12 Points 34
18 Played 19
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
19 Scored 35
33 Conceded 19
-14 GD +16
0.67 PPG 1.79
17% Win % 53%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Atlanta United FC is hosting Los Angeles FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Carlos Vela needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Atlanta United FC and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Atlanta United FC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Over 60 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Atlanta United FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . Atlanta United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • Another three points for Atlanta United FC.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.5 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC58% Draw21% Los Angeles FC21%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
42%
Atlanta United FC or Los Angeles FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC45% Draw37% Los Angeles FC18%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6%
3 – 2
5%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.4%
4 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 17% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 20% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.