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

MLS · 2018
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

Head-to-Head

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Los Angeles Galaxy 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals D.C. United SC

Recent Form

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
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
#27 Position #9
22 Points 23
19 Played 18
5 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 5 / 8 / 5
24 Scored 26
29 Conceded 29
-5 GD -3
1.16 PPG 1.28
26% Win % 28%

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
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United SC has kicked off!
  • 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 David Ousted suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
  • 15' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sigi Schmid will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' The 30-year-old Tomas Hillard-Arce has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Yamil Asad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 50' D.C. United 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.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' Paul Arriola has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Zlatan Ibrahimovic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' D.C. United SC have won 384 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or D.C. United SC 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy43% Draw25% D.C. United SC32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
68%
Draw or D.C. United SC
57%
Los Angeles Galaxy or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw41% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 10% 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% 58%
+0.5 67% 33%
+1 67% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
21%
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
17%

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