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 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 27 games · 36 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	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#22
41	Points	36
28	Played	27
11 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	11 / 3 / 13
43	Scored	38
30	Conceded	38
+13	GD	+0
1.46	PPG	1.33
39%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/5

31-45

3/4

46-60

6/1

61-75

3/7

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

7 G

6 A

Events

Match Events

0' Los Angeles FC have kicked off against Colorado Rapids SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
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' 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.
60' Carlos Vela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
65' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
75' Sam Nicholson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 280 appearances.
80' Jack McBean is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
85' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
90' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
It finishes all square. Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 2-0.

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
Adama Diomande	2
Djordje Mihailovic	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Andrew Moran	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.74 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC57% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

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% Draw47% Colorado Rapids SC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.5%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.6%

0 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.1%

3 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	19%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	25%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

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