Los Angeles Galaxy vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles Galaxy

4 – 0

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Columbus Crew SC

Sun 8 Jul 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 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	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 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Columbus Crew SC

Last 5 meetings

2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Columbus Crew SC

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
#26	Position	#7
44	Points	47
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
50	Scored	59
57	Conceded	52
-7	GD	+7
1.29	PPG	1.38
32%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 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

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

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

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Los Angeles Galaxy have kicked off against Columbus Crew SC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Perry Kitchen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
10' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
30' Lalas Abubakar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
35' The 29-year-old Eduardo Sosa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' Wil Trapp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ashley Cole is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
70' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
75' Hector Jimenez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
85' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Diego Rossi scoring 1 goals.
90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
4-0 the final result. Columbus Crew SC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic ↓ Sheanon Williams 71'
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen
8
Jonathan dos Santos
10
Giovani dos Santos ↓ Ema Boateng 82'
3
Ashley Cole C
11
Ola Kamara ↓ Romain Alessandrini 60'
19
Chris Pontius
1
David Bingham
4
David Romney
28
Mickael Ciani

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

19
Milton Valenzuela
10
Federico Higuain ↑ 62'
7
Artur
24
Jon Kempin
28
Niko Hansen ↑ 46'
13
Mike Grella ↑ 59'
22
Gaston Sauro

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Romain Alessandrini	2
Romain Alessandrini	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Gabriel Pec	1
Ola Kamara	1
Federico Higuain	1
Gyasi Zardes	1
Hector Jimenez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.56 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Los Angeles Galaxy to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy66% Draw19% Columbus Crew SC15%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

85%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

34%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Columbus Crew SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy51% Draw36% Columbus Crew SC13%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

1 – 1

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

6.8%

4 – 1

4.9%

4 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

3 – 2

1 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	21%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Columbus Crew 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

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Columbus Crew 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