Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

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Sat 14 Apr 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Chicago Fire FC 26 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Ted Unkel
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Kyle Longville

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Chicago Fire FC 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Chicago Fire FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–1	L
08 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
31 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
17 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–4	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–0	W
09 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
31 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	4–3	W
25 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–0	D
11 Mar	New York City FC	A	1–2	L
05 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Chicago Fire FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#5	Position	#23
42	Points	36
26	Played	28
12 / 6 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
46	Scored	37
38	Conceded	44
+8	GD	-7
1.62	PPG	1.29
46%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Chicago Fire FC are 5th (42 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

7/2

16-30

7/5

31-45

3/8

46-60

4/6

61-75

8/–

76+

3/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Maren Haile-Selassie	8 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy is underway.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Venezuela international Rolf Feltscher has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Richard Sanchez suffering a number of foals already.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dax McCarty, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' Bastian Schweinsteiger has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
50' It looks like no one’s ball. Chicago Fire FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
55' David Bingham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Chicago Fire FC so far.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Chicago Fire FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
80' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' Brandon Vincent, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
It finishes all square. Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Rafael Ramos
22
Jon Bakero ↑ 85'
10
Aleksandar Katai ↑ 61'
18
Drew Conner
32
Patrick McLain
19
Mo Adams
17
Diego Campos ↑ 70'

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

25
Rolf Feltscher
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ↓ Ema Boateng 80'
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen
8
Jonathan dos Santos
3
Ashley Cole C
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Baggio Husidic 85'
11
Ola Kamara
7
Romain Alessandrini ↓ Chris Pontius 66'
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Riqui Puig	2
Hugo Cuypers	1
Billy Sharp	1
Tyler Boyd	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Daniel Steres	1
C.J. Sapong	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.28 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC37% Draw30% Los Angeles Galaxy33%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

63%

Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC27% Draw50% Los Angeles Galaxy23%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

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

Chicago Fire FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Chicago Fire FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Chicago Fire FC Form

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Clean Sheet