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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 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

8
7
8
Los Angeles Galaxy 23 games · Avg 4.3 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
#24 Position #20
20 Points 24
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5
22 Scored 24
22 Conceded 17
+0 GD +7
1.33 PPG 1.60
33% Win % 47%

Key Stats

87% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Los Angeles Galaxy face off against Los Angeles FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Sebastian Lletget has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' Ashley Cole is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ema Boateng, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Vela made 285 appearances and scored 94 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, David Romney is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' United States international Benny Feilhaber has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array 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' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Los Angeles FC will have plenty to reflect on. Los Angeles Galaxy were simply the better side today.

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
2.19 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.13 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Los Angeles Galaxy or Los Angeles FC 78%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes78% 0% No22%
Avg goals/match: 4.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
66%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
56%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Los Angeles FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy33% Draw36% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.3%
0 – 2
3.1%
4 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 17% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 16% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 11% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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