Los Angeles Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 2

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 12 Aug 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Kevin Klinger
Referee Kyle Longville
Referee R. Mendoza

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles Galaxy 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
05 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
30 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	4–3	W
27 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D
21 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	3–1	W
14 Jul	New England Revolution	A	3–2	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
05 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
29 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–4	L
22 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	5–1	W
19 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–1	W
15 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Minnesota United FC
#27	Position	#25
22	Points	24
19	Played	18
5 / 7 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
24	Scored	20
29	Conceded	25
-5	GD	-5
1.16	PPG	1.33
26%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Minnesota United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' USA international Eric Miller has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Jorgen Skjelvik, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
25' 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.
30' 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.
35' It’s high time Sigi Schmid made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sigi Schmid might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sigi Schmid will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
60' A quiet spell here at . Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
65' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
70' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Brent Kallman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
It finishes all square. Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen
8
Jonathan dos Santos
10
Giovani dos Santos ↓ Sebastian Lletget 46'
3
Ashley Cole C ↓ Ema Boateng 90'
11
Ola Kamara
7
Romain Alessandrini ↓ Chris Pontius 24'
1
David Bingham
4
David Romney
28
Mickael Ciani

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	6
Sebastian Lletget	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Billy Sharp	3
Sacha Kljestan	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.61 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy46% Draw24% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

54%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy34% Draw40% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.8%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 0

3 – 2

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC, 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

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Minnesota United FC 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