Montreal Impact FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Montreal Impact FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .
- Montreal Impact FC 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joe Fletcher
- Referee Ismail Elfath
- Referee Rubiel Vazquez
- Referee Gianni Facchini
- Referee Jorge Gonzalez
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 May | Philadelphia Union | H | 0–2 | L |
| 10 May | Chicago Fire FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 May | New England Revolution | H | 4–2 | W |
| 28 Apr | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 21 Apr | Los Angeles FC | H | 3–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 Apr | Chicago Fire FC | A | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Montreal Impact FC | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Position | #27 |
| 16 | Points | 22 |
| 18 | Played | 19 |
| 4 / 4 / 10 | W / D / L | 5 / 7 / 7 |
| 24 | Scored | 24 |
| 35 | Conceded | 29 |
| -11 | GD | -5 |
| 0.89 | PPG | 1.16 |
| 22% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
32%
Clean Sheets
Montreal Impact FC this season
Montreal Impact FC this season
20%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Montreal Impact FC are 14th (16 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Montreal Impact FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/4
76+
3/3
■ 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)
Montreal Impact FC
| Prince-Osei Owusu | 9 G | 5 A |
Los Angeles Galaxy
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
| Klauss | 5 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Montreal Impact FC welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at .
- 5' A quiet spell here at . Montreal Impact FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' The 31-year-old Samuel Piette has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 25' 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.
- 30' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Montreal Impact FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 55' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' Ola Kamara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 65' David Bingham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
- 70' David Romney is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
- 75' It looks surprising Montreal Impact FC does not make any changes. Raheem Edwards has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 80' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 85' 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.
- 90' Montreal Impact FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Montreal Impact FC.
Lineups
Montreal Impact FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 8
- 24
- 9
- 6
- 13
- 10
- 22
- 1
- 18
- 33
Bench
-
16
Jeisson Vargas ↑ 75'
- 4
-
11
Anthony Jackson-Hamel ↑ 64'
- 23
- 21
- 28
- 25
Coach
Remi Garde
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 16
- 2
- 8
- 17
-
11
Ola Kamara ↓ Tomas Hillard-Arce 90'
- 7
- 1
- 4
- 28
- 22
Bench
-
19
Chris Pontius ↑ 64'
- 14
- 5
-
24
Ema Boateng ↑ 64'
- 41
-
20
Tomas Hillard-Arce ↑ 90'
- 88
Coach
Sigi Schmid
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rayan Raveloson | 3 |
| Uriel Antuna | 1 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 1 |
| Javier Hernandez | 1 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 1 |
| Ola Kamara | 1 |
| Ola Kamara | 1 |
| Lassi Lappalainen | 1 |
Head to Head
Montreal Impact FC Form
2018-05-21
Montreal Impact FC
0–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
2018-05-12
Montreal Impact FC
0–2
Philadelphia Union
L
2018-05-10
Chicago Fire FC
1–0
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-05-05
Montreal Impact FC
4–2
New England Revolution
W
2018-04-28
Atlanta United FC
4–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-04-21
Montreal Impact FC
3–5
Los Angeles FC
L
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
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
2018-04-14
Chicago Fire FC
0–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19
Montreal Impact FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for:
Montreal Impact FC or Los Angeles Galaxy 72%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Montreal Impact FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
70%
Montreal Impact FC or Los Angeles Galaxy
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 2
7.5%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Montreal Impact FC
| Handicap | Montreal Impact FC covers | Push | Los Angeles Galaxy covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 8% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 16% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +1 | 57% | 21% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Montreal Impact FC keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
31%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.