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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 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

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 #17
22 Points 34
18 Played 19
7 / 1 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
27 Scored 35
25 Conceded 19
+2 GD +16
1.22 PPG 1.79
39% Win % 53%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 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
3/4
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)

Colorado Rapids SC
Rafael Navarro 7 G 3 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Colorado Rapids SC are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Colorado Rapids SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Colorado Rapids SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Lee Nguyen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 25' Colorado Rapids SC have won 396 goals from 275 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Tyler Miller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Colorado Rapids SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Colorado Rapids SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 80' Colorado Rapids SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Jonathan Lewis 2
Adama Diomande 2
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Adama Diomande 2
Lee Nguyen 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
4 / 4
0.77 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC16% Draw22% Los Angeles FC62%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
38%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
84%
Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC10% Draw40% Los Angeles FC50%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.3%
0 – 1
10.8%
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 4
4.9%
1 – 4
3.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 0
3.2%
2 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 7% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 23% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 21% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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