Thursday , 2 July 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy vs D.C. United SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
2 – 2
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Thu 5 Jul 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs D.C. United SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Kevin Stott
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu

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

1
1
2
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 W
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
30 Jun New England Revolution A 2–3 L
14 Jun Toronto FC A 4–4 D
10 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
27 May Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
20 May San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy D.C. United SC
#24 Position #9
20 Points 18
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
22 Scored 21
22 Conceded 25
+0 GD -4
1.33 PPG 1.20
33% Win % 27%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Los Angeles Galaxy welcome D.C. United SC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Frederic Brillant is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 278 games and scored 380 goals.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' USA international David Bingham has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' Zoltan Stieber has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ian Harkes made 278 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . D.C. United SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' 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.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 D.C. United SC.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1
Cristian Dajome 1
Chris Pontius 1
Gabriel Pirani 1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1
Marco Reus 1
Chris Pontius 1
Diego Fagundez 1

Head to Head

2018-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United SC

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

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 L 2018-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

D.C. United SC Form

2018-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2018-06-30 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2018-06-14 Toronto FC 4–4 D.C. United SC D 2018-06-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2018-05-27 Los Angeles FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-05-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 D.C. United SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.96 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy46% Draw24% D.C. United SC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
70%
Draw or D.C. United SC
54%
Los Angeles Galaxy or D.C. United SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw40% D.C. United SC25%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
0 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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