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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 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

1
3
1
Los Angeles FC 5 games · Avg 2.8 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 #10
47 Points 42
34 Played 34
12 / 11 / 11 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
52 Scored 49
40 Conceded 45
+12 GD +4
1.38 PPG 1.24
35% Win % 29%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 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
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ 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
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles FC launch into their encounter with New York City FC.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' Anton Tinnerholm has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' 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 Jo Inge Berget suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York City FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 45' Alexander Ring needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 305 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Mark-Anthony Kaye has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ismael Tajouri made 305 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Laurent Ciman, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Yangel Herrera, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Jesus Medina 1
Ismael Tajouri 1
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi 1
Sebastien Ibeagha 1
Leo Walta 1
David Villa 1
Andres Perea 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
1.81 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC50% Draw25% New York City FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
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
75%
Draw or New York City FC
50%
Los Angeles FC or New York City FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC37% Draw44% New York City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
8%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 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% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+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.