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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
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.9 goals/game

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

3
7
9
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · Avg 3.3 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
#23 Position #24
36 Points 35
28 Played 26
9 / 9 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
37 Scored 33
44 Conceded 34
-7 GD -1
1.29 PPG 1.35
32% Win % 35%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 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
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Osvaldo Alonso has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 286 games and scored 484 goals.
  • 40' Nouhou Tolo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 484 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' The 37-year-old Nicolas Lodeiro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' Ema Boateng is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
  • 80' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Sacha Kljestan 2
Jorgen Skjelvik 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
1.53 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

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% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC25%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
Actual

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 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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