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

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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

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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 D.C. United SC

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#23	Position	#11
36	Points	30
28	Played	26
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	6 / 12 / 8
37	Scored	34
44	Conceded	42
-7	GD	-8
1.29	PPG	1.15
32%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 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

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

5/4

31-45

2/6

46-60

5/5

61-75

3/6

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	14 G
Louis Munteanu	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Los Angeles Galaxy are looking to make home advantage count against D.C. United SC.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined D.C. United SC backline.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steve Birnbaum is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
25' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' It’s high time Ben Olsen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Pontius, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Chris Durkin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
50' The 41-year-old David Ousted has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ashley Cole made 286 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
75' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
80' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past D.C. United SC's compact .
85' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 484 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen
3
Ashley Cole C
7
Romain Alessandrini ↓ Ola Kamara 69'
19
Chris Pontius
1
David Bingham
4
David Romney
28
Mickael Ciani
20
Tomas Hillard-Arce ↓ Daniel Steres 82'
38
Bradford Jamieson IV ↓ Baggio Husidic 31'

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Christian Benteke	1
Darren Mattocks	1
Mateusz Klich	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1
Cristian Dajome	1
Chris Pontius	1
Gabriel Pirani	1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.87 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 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 Galaxy44% Draw25% D.C. United SC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

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

69%

Draw or D.C. United SC

56%

Los Angeles Galaxy or D.C. United SC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy33% Draw41% D.C. United SC26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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

Los Angeles Galaxy vs D.C. United 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

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

D.C. United 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