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Los Angeles Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles Galaxy
3 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee C. Blanchard
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Mike Rottersman
13 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 6.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

3
6
9
Los Angeles Galaxy 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
15 Sep Toronto FC A 3–5 L
02 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–6 L
25 Aug Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 0–5 L
15 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
16 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
01 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
18 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy Seattle Sounders FC
#27 Position #24
22 Points 24
19 Played 17
5 / 7 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
24 Scored 20
29 Conceded 22
-5 GD -2
1.16 PPG 1.41
26% Win % 41%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Klauss 5 G
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Los Angeles Galaxy host Seattle Sounders FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' Kim Keehee is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
  • 40' It’s high time Dominic Kinnear made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Victor Rodriguez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romain Alessandrini made 282 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Sebastian Lletget needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 70' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 75' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Smith, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Full Time. Los Angeles Galaxy beats Seattle Sounders FC

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dominic Kinnear

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 8
Cristian Roldan 6
Jordan Morris 6
Javier Hernandez 4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4
Danny Musovski 3
Yeimar Gomez 2
Gabriel Pec 2

Head to Head

2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-09-15 Toronto FC 5–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.49 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles Galaxy42% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC31%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
69%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
58%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Seattle Sounders FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles Galaxy30% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC24%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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