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 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 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	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#23	Position	#29
36	Points	29
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
37	Scored	40
44	Conceded	49
-7	GD	-9
1.29	PPG	1.07
32%	Win %	26%

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

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles Galaxy launch into their encounter with Minnesota United FC.
5' Collen Warner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francisco Calvo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
30' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The 42-year-old Ibson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
40' It’s high time Sigi Schmid made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. David Romney has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' Abu Danladi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 290 appearances.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
80' Mickael Ciani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Kelvin Yeboah	4
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Dejan Joveljic	3
Billy Sharp	3
Javier Hernandez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.17 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy47% Draw23% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

70%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

53%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw38% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.7%

3 – 0

3.2%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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