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'

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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 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	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 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
#24	Position	#23
20	Points	22
15	Played	15
5 / 5 / 5	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
22	Scored	18
22	Conceded	22
+0	GD	-4
1.33	PPG	1.47
33%	Win %	40%

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

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Los Angeles Galaxy are looking to make home advantage count against Minnesota United FC.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 478 goals from 278 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
15' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Romario Ibarra is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Angelo Rodriguez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' 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 Tyrone Mears suffering a number of foals already.
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
60' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kelvin Yeboah scoring 1 goals.
65' Michael Boxall, a New Zealand , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Collen Warner, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zlatan Ibrahimovic made 278 appearances and scored 112 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
80' A quiet spell here at . Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
85' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
90' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Romain Alessandrini	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.06 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy48% Draw24% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

71%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

52%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw39% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.6%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Minnesota United FC 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 Minnesota United FC, 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

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