Los Angeles FC vs D.C. United SC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .
- Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 34 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
- Referee Hilario Grajeda
14 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 6.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | D.C. United SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 May | Portland Timbers | A | 1–2 | L |
| 14 May | New York City FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 10 May | Minnesota United FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 May | FC Dallas | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3–1 | W |
| 13 May | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Apr | Philadelphia Union | A | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Apr | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles FC | D.C. United SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #21 | Position | #14 |
| 47 | Points | 33 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 11 / 11 | W / D / L | 7 / 12 / 15 |
| 52 | Scored | 39 |
| 40 | Conceded | 61 |
| +12 | GD | -22 |
| 1.38 | PPG | 0.97 |
| 35% | Win % | 21% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
38%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
24%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ 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 |
D.C. United SC
| Tai Baribo | 16 G | 1 A |
| Louis Munteanu | 6 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Los Angeles FC have kicked off against D.C. United SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
- 5' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Paul Arriola needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' Benny Feilhaber has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 35' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 45' Mark-Anthony Kaye has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 297 games and scored 398 goals.
- 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darren Mattocks, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 75' Steve Birnbaum is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
- 80' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 85' D.C. United 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.
- 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 10
- 20
- 33
- 2
- 1
-
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Adama Diomande 82'
-
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Joao Moutinho 46'
- 5
- 14
- 27
Bench
-
99
Adama Diomande ↑ 82'
- 24
- 11
-
44
Joao Moutinho ↑ 46'
- 13
- 16
- 28
Coach
Bob Bradley
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 7
- 1
- 15
- 10
- 22
-
91
Oniel Fisher ↓ Bruno Miranda 73'
- 11
- 13
-
21
Chris Durkin ↓ Junior Moreno 58'
-
14
Nick DeLeon ↓ Joseph Mora 26'
Bench
- 26
- 6
-
28
Joseph Mora ↑ 26'
-
5
Junior Moreno ↑ 58'
-
32
Bruno Miranda ↑ 73'
- 23
- 16
Coach
Ben Olsen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Rossi | 4 |
| Kwadwo Opoku | 2 |
| Darren Mattocks | 1 |
| Diego Rossi | 1 |
| Darren Mattocks | 1 |
| Carlos Vela | 1 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
D.C. United SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.68
Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01
D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or D.C. United SC
51%
Los Angeles FC or D.C. United SC
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Los Angeles FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
| Handicap | Los Angeles FC covers | Push | D.C. United SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 16% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 23% | 49% |
| -0.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 13% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.