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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
20 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

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

5
3
8
Colorado Rapids SC 16 games · Avg 2.8 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
#27 Position #21
43 Points 47
34 Played 34
12 / 7 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
47 Scored 52
50 Conceded 40
-3 GD +12
1.26 PPG 1.38
35% Win % 35%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/3
16-30
8/5
31-45
4/5
46-60
8/4
61-75
5/9
76+
6/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 8 G 8 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Los Angeles FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' 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 Diego Rossi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' The 38-year-old Shkelzen Gashi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Jordan Harvey, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dejan Jakovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 40' Kellyn Acosta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' Sweden international Axel Sjoberg has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Colorado Rapids SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Adama Diomande has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • With this win, Los Angeles FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Adama Diomande 2
Djordje Mihailovic 2
Collen Warner 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
0.81 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC17% Draw23% Los Angeles FC60%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
40%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
83%
Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC11% Draw42% Los Angeles FC47%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.9%
0 – 1
10.9%
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
7%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 4
4.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.6%
2 – 1
3.6%

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% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 23% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 20% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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