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Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
0 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 7 Oct 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
3
8
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
29 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 0–4 L
22 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L
15 Sep Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L
09 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–2 L
26 Aug Real Salt Lake H 0–6 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 3–0 W
29 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
16 Sep New England Revolution H 1–1 D
02 Sep Toronto FC A 4–2 W
25 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Los Angeles FC
#26 Position #20
16 Points 24
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5
25 Scored 24
24 Conceded 17
+1 GD +7
1.07 PPG 1.60
33% Win % 47%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
4/–
61-75
2/4
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Colorado Rapids SC have kicked off against Los Angeles FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kellyn Acosta is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 272 games and scored 394 goals.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 55' Colorado Rapids SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' Giles Barnes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 75' Colorado Rapids SC have won 394 goals from 272 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Aaron Kovar has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • It finishes all square. Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles FC share the spoils 0-3.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 7
Diego Rossi 5
Mateusz Bogusz 4
Adama Diomande 2
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Adama Diomande 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Diego Rubio 1

Head to Head

2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2018-08-20 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-09-22 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-09-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Atlanta United FC L 2018-09-09 Portland Timbers 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake L

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-09-22 Los Angeles FC 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-09-16 Los Angeles FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2018-09-02 Toronto FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2018-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.19 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC18% Draw22% Los Angeles FC60%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
40%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
82%
Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC12% Draw40% Los Angeles FC48%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.9%
1 – 1
9.7%
0 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 4
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 4
3.9%
2 – 1
3.8%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 23% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 20% 23%
+2.5 77% — 23%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗

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