Los Angeles Galaxy vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018
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Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Eduardo Mariscal
- Referee Jonathan Johnson
- Referee Hilario Grajeda
- Referee Ramy Touchan
- Referee Ismir Pekmic
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 4–0 W 05 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–2 D 01 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 3–3 D 10 Jun Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W 02 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–1 D 31 May FC Dallas H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 08 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–4 L 30 Jun Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W 24 Jun Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L 13 Jun Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L 09 Jun New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D 02 Jun Toronto FC H 3–3 D Season Stats
Los Angeles Galaxy Columbus Crew SC #24 Position #10 20 Points 16 15 Played 15 5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7 22 Scored 21 22 Conceded 23 +0 GD -2 1.33 PPG 1.07 33% Win % 27% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this seasonLos Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy0-151/116-302/–31-454/546-602/261-75–/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededColumbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
- 5' 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 Mike Grella suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giovani dos Santos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Columbus Crew SC 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.
- 25' 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.
- 30' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 35' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Diego Rossi scoring 1 goals.
- 45' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 60' 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.
- 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. David Romney made 278 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
- 75' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Mickael Ciani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Los Angeles Galaxy players.
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Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 16
- 2
- 8
- 10
- 3
- 11
- 19
- 1
- 4
- 28
Bench
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29
Sheanon Williams ↑ 71'
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7
Romain Alessandrini ↑ 60'
- 5
- 6
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24
Ema Boateng ↑ 82'
- 41
- 20
Coach Sigi SchmidColumbus Crew SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 11
- 6
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9
Pedro Santos ↓ Niko Hansen 46'
- 23
- 17
- 2
- 16
- 20
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26
Luis Argudo ↓ Mike Grella 59'
- 3
Bench
- 19
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10
Federico Higuain ↑ 62'
- 7
- 24
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28
Niko Hansen ↑ 46'
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13
Mike Grella ↑ 59'
- 22
Coach Gregg Berhalter -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Romain Alessandrini 2 Romain Alessandrini 2 Federico Higuain 1 Gyasi Zardes 1 Hector Jimenez 1 Daniel Steres 1 Malte Amundsen 1 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1 Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2018-07-01 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-06-10 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2018-06-02 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-05-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 FC Dallas LColumbus Crew SC Form
2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-06-13 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-06-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2018-06-02 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.55 Los Angeles Galaxy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.77 Columbus Crew SC xGI would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 63%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.32Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 63% 37% ± 3.5 42% 58% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw 88%Draw or Columbus Crew SC 30%Los Angeles Galaxy or Columbus Crew SC 82%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 11.8%3 – 0 9.7%1 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 8.8%1 – 1 7.8%3 – 1 7.4%4 – 0 Actual0 – 0 5%4 – 1 4.8%2 – 2 3.3%5 – 0 3.2%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers -2.5 32% — 68% -2 32% 21% 47% -1.5 53% — 47% -1 53% 21% 25% -0.5 75% — 25% +0.5 92% — 8% +1 92% 6% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.