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Los Angeles Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sat 26 May 2018 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Kevin Stott

Head-to-Head

10
5
7
Los Angeles Galaxy 22 games · Avg 3.4 goals San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 W
21 May Montreal Impact FC A 1–0 W
12 May FC Dallas A 2–3 L
06 May Houston Dynamo A 2–3 L
29 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–3 L
22 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
20 May D.C. United SC H 1–3 L
17 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–2 D
12 May Minnesota United FC A 3–1 W
06 May Portland Timbers H 0–1 L
28 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes
#27 Position #18
22 Points 33
19 Played 18
5 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 5
24 Scored 37
29 Conceded 24
-5 GD +13
1.16 PPG 1.83
26% Win % 56%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (33 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
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/6
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/2
46-60
6/6
61-75
4/1
76+
7/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 11 G 2 A
Ousseni Bouda 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 20' France international Mickael Ciani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' It’s high time Mikael Stahre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sigi Schmid might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 45' Chris Pontius, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Sebastian Lletget is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
  • 55' San Jose Earthquakes is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with San Jose Earthquakes winning 0% of all matches.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at . San Jose Earthquakes seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering San Jose Earthquakes that had 282 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 90' Los Angeles Galaxy seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • The points are shared — Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 San Jose Earthquakes. Honours even.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw27% San Jose Earthquakes35%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
66%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
62%
Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy24% Draw48% San Jose Earthquakes28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% 86%
-1 14% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% 69%
+0.5 61% 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
26%
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
31%

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