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Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

MLS · 2018
Colorado Rapids SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Colorado Rapids SC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Danny Thornberry
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi

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

9
3
4
Colorado Rapids SC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Colorado Rapids SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
29 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
22 Jul Real Salt Lake A 2–2 D
15 Jul Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
07 Jul Montreal Impact FC A 1–2 L
05 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
30 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–3 W
27 Jul Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
21 Jul Philadelphia Union A 3–1 W
14 Jul New England Revolution A 3–2 W
08 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Colorado Rapids SC Los Angeles Galaxy
#26 Position #24
16 Points 20
15 Played 15
5 / 1 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
25 Scored 22
24 Conceded 22
+1 GD +0
1.07 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 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 Galaxy
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy has kicked off!
  • 5' Ema Boateng needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Colorado Rapids SC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sebastian Lletget is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 20' Colorado Rapids SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sigi Schmid might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' 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 Perry Kitchen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' Jack McBean is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Colorado Rapids SC have won 394 goals from 272 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 80' It’s high time Sigi Schmid made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Colorado Rapids SC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 2-1 the final result. Los Angeles Galaxy will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cole Bassett 3
Riqui Puig 3
Gaston Brugman 2
Kevin Cabral 2
Jonathan Lewis 2
Sam Nicholson 2
Gabriel Pec 2
Gyasi Zardes 2

Head to Head

2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-29 D.C. United SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-07-07 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC W 2018-07-27 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-14 New England Revolution 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 Colorado Rapids SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Colorado Rapids SC45% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy29%
Actual: Colorado Rapids SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Colorado Rapids SC or Draw
71%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
55%
Colorado Rapids SC or Los Angeles Galaxy
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Colorado Rapids SC33% Draw43% Los Angeles Galaxy24%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Colorado Rapids SC

Handicap Colorado Rapids SC covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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