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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
2 – 3
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Kevin Stott

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

4
7
7
Los Angeles Galaxy 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo 2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Houston Dynamo H 2–3 L
21 Oct Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
07 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
30 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
23 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
15 Sep Toronto FC A 3–5 L
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
21 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 2–3 L
13 Oct Los Angeles FC A 2–4 L
09 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L
30 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
22 Sep Orlando City SC A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Houston Dynamo
#23 Position #20
36 Points 44
28 Played 27
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
37 Scored 34
44 Conceded 32
-7 GD +2
1.29 PPG 1.63
32% Win % 48%

Key Stats

72% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 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
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Los Angeles Galaxy kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Houston Dynamo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 20' It’s high time Dominic Kinnear made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 484 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Ashley Cole is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
  • 45' Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 112 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 50' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' Boniek Garcia, a Honduras , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 286 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Lletget made 286 appearances and scored 25 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Los Angeles Galaxy

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dominic Kinnear

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mauro Manotas 3
Ezequiel Ponce 3
Ola Kamara 3
Cristian Pavon 3
Kevin Cabral 3
Sacha Kljestan 2
Romell Quioto 2
Gabriel Pec 2

Head to Head

2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo 2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo L 2018-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-10-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-09-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-09-15 Toronto FC 5–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-10-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Houston Dynamo W 2018-10-21 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo L 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-09-30 Houston Dynamo 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy39% Draw26% Houston Dynamo35%
Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
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 27%
73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
65%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
61%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy31% Draw41% Houston Dynamo28%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 2
4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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