Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 3

Full Time

Houston Dynamo

Sun 28 Oct 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 14 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 17 games · Avg 2.9 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#24	Position	#22
20	Points	22
15	Played	14
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 6
22	Scored	19
22	Conceded	23
+0	GD	-4
1.33	PPG	1.57
33%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

29% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Houston Dynamo are 22nd (22 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

Houston Dynamo

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Houston Dynamo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Daniel Steres is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Houston Dynamo tonight.
10' It’s high time Dominic Kinnear made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' A.J. DeLaGarza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 275 appearances.
30' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
40' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' Mauro Manotas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
50' 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 Ema Boateng suffering a number of foals already.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' 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.
65' Houston Dynamo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
75' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
80' Houston Dynamo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darwin Ceren, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
Full Time. Houston Dynamo beats Los Angeles Galaxy

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

25
Rolf Feltscher ↓ Sheanon Williams 68'
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
8
Jonathan dos Santos
3
Ashley Cole C
17
Sebastian Lletget
11
Ola Kamara
7
Romain Alessandrini
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
4
David Romney
24
Ema Boateng ↓ Giovani dos Santos 76'

Bench

Coach Dominic Kinnear

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

27
Boniek Garcia
23
Joe Willis
10
Tomas Martinez
31
Romell Quioto ↓ Ronaldo Pena 86'
24
Darwin Ceren
9
Mauro Manotas
17
Alberth Elis
2
Alejandro Fuenmayor
7
DaMarcus Beasley C ↓ Adam Lundqvist 58'
16
Kevin Garcia ↓ Leonardo 78'
20
A.J. DeLaGarza

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ola Kamara	3
Cristian Pavon	3
Kevin Cabral	3
Mauro Manotas	3
Ezequiel Ponce	3
Carlos Ferreira	2
Christian Ramirez	2
Riqui Puig	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.07 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy44% Draw25% Houston Dynamo31%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.76

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

68%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

56%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Houston Dynamo

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw39% Houston Dynamo26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 0

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Houston Dynamo 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