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 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 18 games · 22 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 15 games · Avg 2.9 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
#17	Position	#26
34	Points	22
19	Played	18
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 10
35	Scored	27
19	Conceded	25
+16	GD	+2
1.79	PPG	1.22
53%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/3

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Colorado Rapids SC

Rafael Navarro

7 G

3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles FC to score. At the same time, Colorado Rapids SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Colorado Rapids SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
25' Colorado Rapids SC is showing some good football. However, Colorado Rapids SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Colorado Rapids SC that had 275 games and scored 396 goals.
35' United States international Niki Jackson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' 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 0% of all matches.
50' Jack McBean is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Colorado Rapids SC tonight.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Anthony Hudson might look to freshen things up shortly.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
85' 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 Kortne Ford suffering a number of foals already.
90' A quiet spell here at . Colorado Rapids SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 2-0 Colorado Rapids SC.

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
Adama Diomande	2
Jonathan Lewis	2
Diego Rubio	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.88 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 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC59% Draw24% Colorado Rapids SC17%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

41%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC44% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.8%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	25%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	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

16% ✓

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