Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

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Minnesota United FC

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 21 Oct 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Alan Kelly
Referee Geoff Gamble

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

Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 3.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–3	L
13 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–2	L
06 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	1–5	L
30 Sep	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
23 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
16 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	3–1	W
07 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–1	D
30 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
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

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#25	Position	#27
24	Points	22
18	Played	19
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
20	Scored	24
25	Conceded	29
-5	GD	-5
1.33	PPG	1.16
33%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — let the football do the talking.
5' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
40' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
50' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
55' Rasmus Schuller has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dominic Kinnear will be considering his options from the bench.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
75' 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.
80' Darwin Quintero is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
90' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
Los Angeles Galaxy celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

25
Rolf Feltscher
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
8
Jonathan dos Santos
3
Ashley Cole C
17
Sebastian Lletget
11
Ola Kamara ↓ Perry Kitchen 90'
7
Romain Alessandrini ↓ Jorgen Skjelvik 88'
1
David Bingham
5
Daniel Steres
4
David Romney
24
Ema Boateng

Bench

Coach Dominic Kinnear

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	6
Emanuel Reynoso	4
Bongokuhle Hlongwane	4
Sebastian Lletget	4
Kelvin Yeboah	3
Billy Sharp	3
Dejan Joveljic	3
Robin Lod	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.72 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC33% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy40%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

67%

Minnesota United FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC26% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy32%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.5%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

0 – 2

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 0

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

2 – 3

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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

Minnesota United FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Clean Sheet