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Philadelphia Union vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

MLS · 2018
Philadelphia Union
1 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sat 21 Jul 2018 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Logan Brown
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 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

1
3
Philadelphia Union 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–3 L
12 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 4–3 W
07 Jul Atlanta United FC H 0–2 L
01 Jul Los Angeles FC A 1–4 L
23 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–0 W
09 Jun Toronto FC H 0–2 L
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jul Philadelphia Union A 3–1 W
14 Jul New England Revolution A 3–2 W
08 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 4–0 W
05 Jul D.C. United SC H 2–2 D
01 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 3–3 D
10 Jun Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union Los Angeles Galaxy
#6 Position #23
39 Points 36
27 Played 28
11 / 6 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 10
54 Scored 37
44 Conceded 44
+10 GD -7
1.44 PPG 1.29
41% Win % 32%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
6/4
46-60
9/1
61-75
14/3
76+
6/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 16 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 8 G 1 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 4 A
Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles Galaxy has kicked off!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Ema Boateng is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
  • 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Philadelphia Union and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' 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 Haris Medunjanin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' Jorgen Skjelvik has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' The 41-year-old Fabinho has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' Philadelphia Union are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
  • 70' Alejandro Bedoya, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giovani dos Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 1-3 the final result. Philadelphia Union will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3
Tai Baribo 2
Mauricio Cuevas 1
Mikkel Uhre 1
Ola Kamara 1
Riqui Puig 1
Mickael Ciani 1
Tyler Boyd 1

Head to Head

2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy

Philadelphia Union Form

2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-12 Chicago Fire FC 3–4 Philadelphia Union W 2018-07-07 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-07-01 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-06-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-06-09 Philadelphia Union 0–2 Toronto FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-07-21 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-14 New England Revolution 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2018-07-01 San Jose Earthquakes 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2018-06-10 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.8 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union or Los Angeles Galaxy 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union33% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy43%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
57%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
67%
Philadelphia Union or Los Angeles Galaxy
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union28% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy33%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
4.1%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 0
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 16% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 18% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 13% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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