Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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Colorado Rapids SC

Wed 15 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Colorado Rapids SC 34 games · 43 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Eduardo Mariscal
Referee Hilario Grajeda
Referee Kevin Stott

14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 17 games · Avg 3.1 goals Colorado Rapids SC

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
12 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
05 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
30 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	4–3	W
27 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
21 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	3–1	W

Colorado Rapids SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
12 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
29 Jul	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
15 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Colorado Rapids SC
#26	Position	#27
44	Points	43
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 7 / 15
50	Scored	47
57	Conceded	50
-7	GD	-3
1.29	PPG	1.26
32%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

32% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 27th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Colorado Rapids SC

0-15

4/3

16-30

8/5

31-45

4/5

46-60

8/4

61-75

5/9

76+

6/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Colorado Rapids SC

Paxten Aaronson

8 G

8 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kellyn Acosta, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Colorado Rapids SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Perry Kitchen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Colorado Rapids SC's compact .
30' The 33-year-old David Romney has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Jorgen Skjelvik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 112 goals in his last 297 appearances.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Colorado Rapids SC winning 50% of all matches.
60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
80' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
85' Bismark Adjei-Boateng has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Anthony Hudson will be considering his options from the bench.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen
8
Jonathan dos Santos ↓ Servando Carrasco 34'
3
Ashley Cole C
17
Sebastian Lletget
11
Ola Kamara
19
Chris Pontius ↓ Ema Boateng 79'
1
David Bingham
4
David Romney
28
Mickael Ciani ↓ Daniel Steres 46'

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

5
Tommy Smith
19
Jack Price
4
Danny Wilson
2
Edgar Castillo
1
Tim Howard C
32
Jack McBean ↓ Shkelzen Gashi 79'
10
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Bismark Adjei-Boateng 50'
8
Johan Blomberg
28
Sam Nicholson ↓ Niki Jackson 63'
24
Kortne Ford
17
Dillon Serna

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riqui Puig	3
Cole Bassett	3
Jonathan Lewis	2
Sam Nicholson	2
Gyasi Zardes	2
Andre Shinyashiki	2
Gaston Brugman	2
Gabriel Pec	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.79 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.72 Colorado Rapids SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy40% Draw25% Colorado Rapids SC35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

65%

Draw or Colorado Rapids SC

60%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy31% Draw41% Colorado Rapids SC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.4%

1 – 3

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Colorado Rapids SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Clean Sheet