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 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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
#27	Position	#10
22	Points	20
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 8
24	Scored	26
29	Conceded	28
-5	GD	-2
1.16	PPG	1.11
26%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
5' Mike Grella, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' 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 Eduardo Sosa suffering a number of foals already.
15' Ashley Cole is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
30' 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.
35' Columbus Crew SC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Diego Rossi scoring 1 goals.
40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
45' 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.
50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jorgen Skjelvik is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
60' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
65' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Bingham, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
70' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
75' It’s high time Gregg Berhalter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
80' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 478 goals from 279 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
85' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
The final score is 4-0.

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
Daniel Gazdag	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Gabriel Pec	1
Ola Kamara	1
Federico Higuain	1
Gyasi Zardes	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.47 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy68% Draw19% Columbus Crew SC13%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

87%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

32%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Columbus Crew SC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy53% Draw37% Columbus Crew SC10%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.3%

2 – 1

3 – 0

1 – 0

8.9%

1 – 1

8.3%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	29%	—	71%
-2	29%	21%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	22%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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