Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles FC

2 – 0

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Colorado Rapids SC

Mon 20 Aug 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Eric Weisbrod
Referee Daniel Radford
Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Jose Da Silva

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

Los Angeles FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
16 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
12 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
05 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
27 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
22 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–5	L

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
15 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
12 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
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

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Colorado Rapids SC
#21	Position	#27
47	Points	43
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
52	Scored	47
40	Conceded	50
+12	GD	-3
1.38	PPG	1.26
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Colorado Rapids SC kicks off things out of here…
5' Sam Nicholson, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Jack McBean has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lee Nguyen, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' 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.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' 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.
45' Eduard Atuesta needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
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 Dillon Serna suffering a number of foals already.
60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' 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.
70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
85' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Laurent Ciman C
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Latif Blessing 79'
6
Danilo Silva
20
Eduard Atuesta ↓ Andre Horta 84'
12
Christian Ramirez ↓ Adama Diomande 62'
33
Benny Feilhaber
3
Steven Beitashour
2
Jordan Harvey
24
Lee Nguyen
1
Tyler Miller
9
Diego Rossi

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	7
Diego Rossi	5
Mateusz Bogusz	4
Adama Diomande	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Adama Diomande	2
Darren Yapi	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.76 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.79 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC57% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC41% Draw46% Colorado Rapids SC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.9%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.6%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

9.2%

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 2

4.1%

2 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

Colorado Rapids SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Clean Sheet