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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
4 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 31 Mar 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Jeff Hosking

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
8
9
Los Angeles Galaxy 25 games · Avg 4.2 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Los Angeles FC H 4–3 W
25 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
11 Mar New York City FC A 1–2 L
05 Mar Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L
10 Mar Real Salt Lake A 5–1 W
04 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Los Angeles FC
#26 Position #21
44 Points 47
34 Played 34
11 / 11 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
50 Scored 52
57 Conceded 40
-7 GD +12
1.29 PPG 1.38
32% Win % 35%

Key Stats

84% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
84% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
6/9
16-30
5/6
31-45
9/12
46-60
6/8
61-75
4/6
76+
10/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Klauss 10 G
Marco Reus 8 G 11 A
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Los Angeles Galaxy are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Los Angeles FC 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.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
  • 50' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 504 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Over 55 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 60' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tristan Blackmon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 70' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' Carlos Vela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 80' Ashley Cole has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Los Angeles Galaxy to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.23 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.21 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy44% Draw22% Los Angeles FC34%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes79% 0% No21%
Avg goals/match: 4.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
65%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
56%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Los Angeles FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw36% Los Angeles FC32%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.1%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 17% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 16% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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