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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 22 Apr 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Adam Garner

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Los Angeles Galaxy 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
31 Mar Los Angeles FC H 4–3 W
25 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
11 Mar New York City FC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
15 Apr New York City FC H 2–2 D
07 Apr Los Angeles FC H 5–0 W
01 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
17 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W
11 Mar D.C. United SC H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Atlanta United FC
#27 Position #15
22 Points 12
19 Played 18
5 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 12
24 Scored 19
29 Conceded 33
-5 GD -14
1.16 PPG 0.67
26% Win % 17%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/8
46-60
2/3
61-75
/4
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Los Angeles Galaxy face off against Atlanta United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC 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.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerardo Martino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' 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 Josef Martinez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sigi Schmid will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Atlanta United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' USA international David Bingham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' Jorgen Skjelvik is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
  • 75' Greg Garza has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 80' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Sal Zizzo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atlanta United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • It finishes all square. Los Angeles Galaxy and Atlanta United FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy26% Draw29% Atlanta United FC45%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
55%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
74%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Atlanta United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy19% Draw48% Atlanta United FC33%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 1
11.3%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% 76%
+0.5 53% 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% 24%
+2 76% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% 10%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
23%
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
37%

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