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Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 29 Apr 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Andrew Bigelow
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Timothy Ford
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 8.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
3
Los Angeles Galaxy 4 games · Avg 5.5 goals New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–3 L
22 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Chicago Fire FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
31 Mar Los Angeles FC H 4–3 W
25 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
21 Apr Chicago Fire FC H 1–2 L
14 Apr Montreal Impact FC H 3–1 W
31 Mar Orlando City SC A 3–4 L
24 Mar Minnesota United FC H 3–0 W
18 Mar Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy New York Red Bulls
#27 Position #8
22 Points 25
19 Played 18
5 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
24 Scored 29
29 Conceded 39
-5 GD -10
1.16 PPG 1.39
26% Win % 39%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host New York Red Bulls — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Perry Kitchen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Panama international Michael Amir Murillo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' 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 Kaku suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 282 games and scored 480 goals.
  • 65' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Bradley Wright-Phillips needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
  • 85' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 480 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The 37-year-old Giovani dos Santos has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.11 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Los Angeles Galaxy or New York Red Bulls 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw24% New York Red Bulls40%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
60%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
64%
Los Angeles Galaxy or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy30% Draw37% New York Red Bulls33%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
2 – 0
3.4%
3 – 3
3.3%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 9% 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% 80%
-1 20% 16% 63%
-0.5 37% 63%
+0.5 59% 41%
+1 59% 17% 24%
+1.5 76% 24%
+2 76% 12% 12%
+2.5 88% 12%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
13%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
15%

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