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New York Red Bulls vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
New York Red Bulls
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 5 Aug 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

New York Red Bulls vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • 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

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1
2
New York Red Bulls 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
28 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–3 L
26 Jul D.C. United SC A 1–0 W
21 Jul New England Revolution H 2–0 W
14 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–2 W
08 Jul New York City FC A 0–1 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
27 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
22 Jul Minnesota United FC A 1–5 L
15 Jul Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
08 Jul Orlando City SC H 4–1 W
04 Jul Houston Dynamo A 2–2 D

Season Stats

New York Red Bulls Los Angeles FC
#8 Position #17
25 Points 34
18 Played 19
7 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
29 Scored 35
39 Conceded 19
-10 GD +16
1.39 PPG 1.79
39% Win % 53%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles FC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Luis Robles has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' New York Red Bulls are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 45' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' Marcos Urena has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 70' New York Red Bulls 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.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' Norway international Adama Diomande has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • The points are shared — New York Red Bulls 2-1 Los Angeles FC. Honours even.

Lineups

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Royer 2
Denis Bouanga 2
Daniel Royer 2
Eddie Segura 2
Cristian Arango 1
Emil Forsberg 1
Diego Rossi 1
Carlos Vela 1

Head to Head

2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC

New York Red Bulls Form

2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2018-07-28 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC L 2018-07-26 D.C. United SC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2018-07-21 New York Red Bulls 2–0 New England Revolution W 2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-07-08 New York City FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls L

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-08-05 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-07-27 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-07-22 Minnesota United FC 5–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-07-15 Los Angeles FC 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2018-07-08 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Orlando City SC W 2018-07-04 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.81 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: New York Red Bulls or Los Angeles FC 77% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls44% Draw23% Los Angeles FC33%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
67%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
56%
New York Red Bulls or Los Angeles FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls30% Draw40% Los Angeles FC30%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.2%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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