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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 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

1
1
3
New York Red Bulls 5 games · Avg 3.4 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
#10 Position #21
33 Points 41
26 Played 28
9 / 6 / 11 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
34 Scored 43
48 Conceded 30
-14 GD +13
1.27 PPG 1.46
35% Win % 39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between New York Red Bulls and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Benny Feilhaber suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' It looks surprising New York Red Bulls does not make any changes. Sean Davis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York Red Bulls must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Adama Diomande is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . New York Red Bulls seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Los Angeles FC have won 585 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tim Parker, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' The 28-year-old Diego Rossi has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His New York Red Bulls side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 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' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Eddie Segura 2
Daniel Royer 2
Daniel Royer 2
Denis Bouanga 2
Carlos Vela 1
Emil Forsberg 1
Jordan Harvey 1
Tyler Miller 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
1.73 New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York Red Bulls47% Draw24% Los Angeles FC29%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

New York Red Bulls or Draw
71%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
53%
New York Red Bulls or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York Red Bulls32% Draw43% Los Angeles FC25%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls

Handicap New York Red Bulls covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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