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Los Angeles Galaxy vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
1 – 0
Full Time
San Jose Earthquakes
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

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

10
4
7
Los Angeles Galaxy 21 games · Avg 3.5 goals San Jose Earthquakes
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
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
San Jose Earthquakes
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
#24 Position #17
20 Points 32
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 10 / 2 / 3
22 Scored 34
22 Conceded 15
+0 GD +19
1.33 PPG 2.13
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
33% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 17th (32 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
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
7/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/–
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Jonathan dos Santos has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anibal Godoy made 8 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Jose Earthquakes backline.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tommy Thompson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 45' Chris Pontius has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' Florian Jungwirth, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' San Jose Earthquakes fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 70' Netherlands international Danny Hoesen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 75' Nick Lima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 80' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against San Jose Earthquakes's shape.
  • 90' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. David Bingham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

San Jose Earthquakes Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikael Stahre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dejan Joveljic 6
Jeremy Ebobisse 5
Javier Hernandez 5
Cristian Espinoza 4
Vako Qazaishvili 4
Riqui Puig 3
Joseph Paintsil 3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2

Head to Head

2018-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-05-21 Montreal Impact FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-05-12 FC Dallas 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-05-06 Houston Dynamo 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 New York Red Bulls L 2018-04-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Atlanta United FC L

San Jose Earthquakes Form

2018-05-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-05-20 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 D.C. United SC L 2018-05-17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes W 2018-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Portland Timbers L 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy36% Draw28% San Jose Earthquakes36%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
64%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
64%
Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy21% Draw49% San Jose Earthquakes30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
10.4%
0 – 0
10.4%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 22% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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