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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
0 – 2
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Los Angeles Galaxy 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
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
Atlanta United FC
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
#24 Position #14
20 Points 11
15 Played 14
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
22 Scored 14
22 Conceded 23
+0 GD -9
1.33 PPG 0.79
33% Win % 21%

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
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Atlanta United FC is underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' Los Angeles Galaxy 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.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Ola Kamara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atlanta United FC tonight.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Darlington Nagbe made 283 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Sebastian Lletget has been relatively quiet despite scoring 25 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 80' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 85' Atlanta United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 90' Atlanta United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerardo Martino

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Josef Martinez 2
Giancarlo Gonzalez 1
David Romney 1
Kevin Cabral 1
Dejan Joveljic 1
Marco Reus 1
Riqui Puig 1
Miguel Almiron 1

Head to Head

2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-04-14 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-04-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-03-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Los Angeles FC W 2018-03-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-03-11 New York City FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Atlanta United FC Form

2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC W 2018-04-15 Atlanta United FC 2–2 New York City FC D 2018-04-07 Atlanta United FC 5–0 Los Angeles FC W 2018-04-01 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-03-17 Atlanta United FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-03-11 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.01 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy27% Draw29% Atlanta United FC44%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
56%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
73%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Atlanta United FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy19% Draw49% Atlanta United FC32%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
11.3%
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 23% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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