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Los Angeles FC vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
2 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Mon 14 May 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Hanson
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

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

1
2
1
Los Angeles FC 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
21 Apr Montreal Impact FC A 5–3 W
14 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–0 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Los Angeles FC A 2–2 D
05 May New York Red Bulls A 0–4 L
29 Apr FC Dallas H 3–1 W
22 Apr Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
15 Apr Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
11 Apr Real Salt Lake H 4–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC New York City FC
#21 Position #8
41 Points 33
28 Played 27
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 10
43 Scored 41
30 Conceded 36
+13 GD +5
1.46 PPG 1.22
39% Win % 30%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). New York City FC are 8th (33 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
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 15 G 4 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles FC welcome New York City FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Benny Feilhaber needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Ebenezer Ofori has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Sweat made 294 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Walker Zimmerman, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 85' It’s high time Patrick Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 3
Ismael Tajouri 1
Sebastien Ibeagha 1
David Villa 1
Alexander Ring 1
Alexandru Mitrita 1
Corey Baird 1
Jesus Medina 1

Head to Head

2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-05-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-05-05 Los Angeles FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-04-21 Montreal Impact FC 3–5 Los Angeles FC W 2018-04-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC W

New York City FC Form

2018-05-14 Los Angeles FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-05-05 New York Red Bulls 4–0 New York City FC L 2018-04-29 New York City FC 3–1 FC Dallas W 2018-04-22 Portland Timbers 3–0 New York City FC L 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC51% Draw25% New York City FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or New York City FC
49%
Los Angeles FC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC37% Draw43% New York City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.