Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
- Atlanta United FC 27 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Baldomero Toledo
- Referee Daniel Radford
- Referee Eduardo Mariscal
- Referee Adam Garner
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #23 | Position | #14 |
| 36 | Points | 27 |
| 28 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 9 / 10 | W / D / L | 7 / 6 / 14 |
| 37 | Scored | 32 |
| 44 | Conceded | 45 |
| -7 | GD | -13 |
| 1.29 | PPG | 1.00 |
| 32% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
15%
Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
Atlanta United FC this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (27 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
6/9
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/5
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atlanta United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
3/6
61-75
4/7
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Marco Reus | 7 G | 7 A |
| Klauss | 7 G | |
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
Atlanta United FC
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 6 G | 6 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Atlanta United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miguel Almiron made 291 appearances and scored 63 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Atlanta United FC winning 0% of all matches.
- 25' Leandro Gonzalez Pirez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 30' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 35' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 45' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Jorgen Skjelvik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gerardo Martino will be considering his options from the bench.
- 55' Atlanta United FC have won 437 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' Julian Gressel, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' The 34-year-old Sebastian Lletget has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 80' Michael Parkhurst has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sal Zizzo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Atlanta United FC.
- 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gerardo Martino might look to freshen things up shortly.
- The points are shared — Los Angeles Galaxy 0-2 Atlanta United FC. Honours even.
Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 9
- 16
- 2
- 3
- 17
- 11
- 7
- 1
-
5
Daniel Steres ↓ Chris Pontius 81'
- 6
Bench
-
10
Giovani dos Santos ↑ 66'
-
19
Chris Pontius ↑ 81'
-
14
Servando Carrasco ↑ 60'
- 4
- 28
- 41
Coach
Sigi Schmid
Atlanta United FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 1
-
7
Josef Martinez ↓ Kevin Kratz 81'
- 18
- 3
- 5
- 16
-
24
Julian Gressel ↓ Sal Zizzo 90'
- 10
- 6
- 4
Bench
- 2
-
32
Kevin Kratz ↑ 81'
- 25
-
9
Romario Williams ↑ 83'
- 19
- 28
-
14
Sal Zizzo ↑ 90'
Coach
Gerardo Martino
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Josef Martinez | 2 |
| Miguel Almiron | 1 |
| Giancarlo Gonzalez | 1 |
| David Romney | 1 |
| Kevin Cabral | 1 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 1 |
| Marco Reus | 1 |
| Riqui Puig | 1 |
Head to Head
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
0.96
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.58
Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Atlanta United FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
53%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
75%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Atlanta United FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Atlanta United FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
11.5%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | Atlanta United FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -0.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| +0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +1 | 50% | 23% | 27% |
| +1.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +2 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

