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Los Angeles FC vs D.C. United SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 27 May 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
1
Los Angeles FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals D.C. United SC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#20 Position #9
24 Points 18
15 Played 15
7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
24 Scored 21
17 Conceded 25
+7 GD -4
1.60 PPG 1.20
47% Win % 27%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Los Angeles FC are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Yamil Asad has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Zoltan Stieber is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' Junior Moreno, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' The 41-year-old Frederic Brillant has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 85' D.C. United SC have won 380 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and D.C. United SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.63 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC48% Draw27% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
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
75%
Draw or D.C. United SC
52%
Los Angeles FC or D.C. United SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC35% Draw46% D.C. United SC19%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% 74%
-1 26% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% 51%
+0.5 76% 24%
+1 76% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
35%
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.