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'

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 15 games · 16 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	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

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
#20	Position	#26
24	Points	16
15	Played	15
7 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 9
24	Scored	25
17	Conceded	24
+7	GD	+1
1.60	PPG	1.07
47%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 26th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Colorado Rapids SC kicks off things out of here…
5' Colorado Rapids SC 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.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Jack Price needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' 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.
40' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Colorado Rapids SC backline.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' 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.
65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' Colorado Rapids SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
80' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
Another three points for Los Angeles FC.

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
Eduard Atuesta	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 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

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

43%

Los Angeles FC or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC42% Draw45% Colorado Rapids SC13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.6%

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

4 – 0

3.2%

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	19%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	24%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	11%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

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)

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