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Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Mon 30 Apr 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Kevin Stott

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

12
4
5
Los Angeles FC 21 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-03-04 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Apr Atlanta United FC A 0–5 L
31 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L
10 Mar Real Salt Lake A 5–1 W
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
15 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 2–2 D
01 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 0–1 L
18 Mar FC Dallas A 0–3 L
04 Mar Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Seattle Sounders FC
#21 Position #24
41 Points 35
28 Played 26
11 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
43 Scored 33
30 Conceded 34
+13 GD -1
1.46 PPG 1.35
39% Win % 35%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles FC host Seattle Sounders FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Stefan Frei has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Mark-Anthony Kaye has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Alex Roldan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 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' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Clint Dempsey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 75' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 80' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlos Vela 5
Jordan Morris 5
Nicolas Lodeiro 5
Diego Rossi 4
Mateusz Bogusz 3
Eduard Atuesta 3
Denis Bouanga 3
Raul Ruidiaz 3

Head to Head

2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-03-04 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC Form

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 2018-04-07 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC L 2018-03-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Los Angeles FC L 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-04-01 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Montreal Impact FC L 2018-03-18 FC Dallas 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-03-04 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.51 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC59% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC14%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
41%
Los Angeles FC or Seattle Sounders FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC36% Draw54% Seattle Sounders FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
17.6%
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.1%
2 – 2
1.9%
0 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 18% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 28% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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