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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 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

11
5
7
Los Angeles Galaxy 23 games · Avg 3.3 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
#23 Position #18
36 Points 45
28 Played 27
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 8
37 Scored 49
44 Conceded 39
-7 GD +10
1.29 PPG 1.67
32% Win % 48%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Jose Earthquakes this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). San Jose Earthquakes are 18th (45 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
San Jose Earthquakes
0-15
12/7
16-30
5/4
31-45
5/6
46-60
6/7
61-75
5/2
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
San Jose Earthquakes
Preston Judd 15 G 3 A
Timo Werner 6 G 4 A
Ousseni Bouda 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host San Jose Earthquakes — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Florian Jungwirth has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Los Angeles Galaxy has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Tommy Thompson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles Galaxy in their trying to find a way past San Jose Earthquakes's compact .
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles Galaxy side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and San Jose Earthquakes are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Joseph Paintsil scoring 2 goals.
  • 50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' 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.
  • 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' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 486 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikael Stahre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 85' Anibal Godoy, a Panama , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 287 games and scored 486 goals.
  • San Jose Earthquakes will have plenty to reflect on. Los Angeles Galaxy were simply the better side today.

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
Javier Hernandez 5
Joseph Paintsil 5
Jeremy Ebobisse 5
Vako Qazaishvili 4
Cristian Espinoza 4
Riqui Puig 3
Tommy Thompson 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
1.28 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 San Jose Earthquakes xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy41% Draw28% San Jose Earthquakes31%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
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
69%
Draw or San Jose Earthquakes
59%
Los Angeles Galaxy or San Jose Earthquakes
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy26% Draw48% San Jose Earthquakes26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push San Jose Earthquakes covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
San Jose Earthquakes keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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