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Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

MLS · 2018
Houston Dynamo
3 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sun 6 May 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Danny Thornberry
  • Referee Alan Kelly
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

6
7
4
Houston Dynamo 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–2 W
29 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Toronto FC H 5–1 W
15 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
01 Apr New England Revolution H 0–2 L
17 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L
29 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–3 L
22 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
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

Season Stats

Houston Dynamo Los Angeles Galaxy
#22 Position #24
22 Points 20
14 Played 15
7 / 1 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
19 Scored 22
23 Conceded 22
-4 GD +0
1.57 PPG 1.33
50% Win % 33%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Houston Dynamo
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/2
76+
2/2
■ 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy get this one started.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Houston Dynamo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Joseph Paintsil scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' It’s high time Wilmer Cabrera made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alberth Elis made 275 appearances and scored 60 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Ashley Cole has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Houston Dynamo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sigi Schmid might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 90' The 34-year-old Perry Kitchen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • Another three points for Houston Dynamo.

Lineups

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kevin Cabral 3
Mauro Manotas 3
Ezequiel Ponce 3
Ola Kamara 3
Cristian Pavon 3
Javier Hernandez 2
Sacha Kljestan 2
Romell Quioto 2

Head to Head

2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-04-21 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Toronto FC W 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-04-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution L 2018-03-17 D.C. United SC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 New York Red Bulls L 2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-03-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.06 Houston Dynamo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo50% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy27%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Houston Dynamo or Draw
73%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
50%
Houston Dynamo or Los Angeles Galaxy
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Houston Dynamo36% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Houston Dynamo

Handicap Houston Dynamo covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 19% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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