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 34 games · 55 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#4	Position	#26
55	Points	44
34	Played	34
16 / 7 / 11	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
64	Scored	50
54	Conceded	57
+10	GD	-7
1.62	PPG	1.29
47%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Chicago Fire FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Chicago Fire FC are 4th (55 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

0-15

9/4

16-30

9/10

31-45

6/9

46-60

10/9

61-75

10/4

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chicago Fire FC

Maren Haile-Selassie	13 G	5 A
Hugo Cuypers	12 G
Hugo Cuypers	11 G
Robert Lewandowski	9 G	3 A
Philip Zinckernagel	5 G	4 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy has kicked off!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' United States international Alan Gordon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Sebastian Lletget has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
30' 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.
35' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
45' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ola Kamara made 297 appearances and scored 65 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chicago Fire FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Chicago Fire FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' Chicago Fire FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Chicago Fire FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
Another three points for Los Angeles Galaxy.

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
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Daniel Steres	1
C.J. Sapong	1
Douglas Costa	1
Brian Gutierrez	1
Hugo Cuypers	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.4 Chicago Fire FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC37% Draw29% Los Angeles Galaxy34%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Chicago Fire FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

63%

Chicago Fire FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Chicago Fire FC29% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy24%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Chicago Fire FC

Handicap	Chicago Fire FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Chicago Fire FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

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