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 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 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	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

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
#23	Position	#12
36	Points	29
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	8 / 5 / 14
37	Scored	39
44	Conceded	43
-7	GD	-4
1.29	PPG	1.07
32%	Win %	30%

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

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 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

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
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' The game is set. Los Angeles Galaxy kicks off things out of here…
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Columbus Crew SC backline.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Giovani dos Santos made 290 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
40' Joshua Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Federico Higuain has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
55' 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.
60' Mickael Ciani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' USA international Zack Steffen has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' Columbus Crew SC have won 440 goals from 295 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
75' 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.
80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Columbus Crew SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
With this win, Los Angeles Galaxy is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Gyasi Zardes	1
Hector Jimenez	1
Daniel Steres	1
Malte Amundsen	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Lucas Zelarayan	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.52 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy68% Draw19% Columbus Crew SC13%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

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%

2 – 1

3 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

8.1%

3 – 1

7.5%

4 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

4.8%

4 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.2%

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	21%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	21%	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

43% ✗

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