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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
2 – 2
Full Time
Colorado Rapids SC
Wed 15 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Colorado Rapids SC — MLS .

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 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

5
3
9
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#23 Position #22
36 Points 36
28 Played 27
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 11 / 3 / 13
37 Scored 38
44 Conceded 38
-7 GD +0
1.29 PPG 1.33
32% Win % 41%

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
33% Clean Sheets
Colorado Rapids SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Colorado Rapids SC are 22nd (36 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
Colorado Rapids SC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/5
31-45
3/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/7
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Colorado Rapids SC
Paxten Aaronson 7 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Colorado Rapids SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It’s high time Anthony Hudson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Colorado Rapids SC's shape.
  • 35' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 486 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Sam Nicholson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Colorado Rapids SC.
  • 55' Perry Kitchen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' The 31-year-old Niki Jackson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' David Romney is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
  • 75' Shkelzen Gashi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' Mickael Ciani has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 90' Colorado Rapids SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • It finishes all square. Los Angeles Galaxy and Colorado Rapids SC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

Colorado Rapids SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hudson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC W 2018-07-27 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Colorado Rapids SC Form

2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-29 D.C. United SC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2018-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-07-15 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.69 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 Colorado Rapids SC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw26% Colorado Rapids SC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
64%
Draw or Colorado Rapids SC
62%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Colorado Rapids SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw42% Colorado Rapids SC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.9%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Colorado Rapids SC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Colorado Rapids SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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