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 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 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	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

Los Angeles Galaxy 18 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
#26	Position	#25
44	Points	44
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
50	Scored	56
57	Conceded	58
-7	GD	-2
1.29	PPG	1.29
32%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
10' The 37-year-old Angelo Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Francisco Calvo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
35' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Minnesota United FC have won 449 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' 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.
60' France international Mickael Ciani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
65' Darwin Quintero, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
75' Bobby Shuttleworth is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
80' David Bingham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
85' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Kelvin Yeboah	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Billy Sharp	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Robin Lod	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.2 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.92 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy46% Draw23% Minnesota United FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	58%	42%
± 4.5	39%	61%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

68%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

54%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy35% Draw37% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

2 – 0

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 0

3.2%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	13%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	18%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	16%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	10%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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