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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
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

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
#15 Position #24
7 Points 20
15 Played 15
1 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
18 Scored 22
30 Conceded 22
-12 GD +0
0.47 PPG 1.33
7% Win % 33%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Philadelphia Union host Los Angeles Galaxy — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Philadelphia Union have won 477 goals from 286 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' The 35-year-old Andre Blake has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Borek Dockal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sigi Schmid might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 55' Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Giovani dos Santos has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 278 appearances.
  • 70' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Los Angeles Galaxy 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.
  • 80' 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 Romain Alessandrini suffering a number of foals already.
  • 85' Philadelphia Union currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Los Angeles Galaxy to claim maximum points.

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
Ola Kamara 1
Riqui Puig 1
Mickael Ciani 1
Tyler Boyd 1
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1
Ola Kamara 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
1.29 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.25 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union24% Draw23% Los Angeles Galaxy53%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
47%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
76%
Philadelphia Union or Los Angeles Galaxy
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union18% Draw39% Los Angeles Galaxy43%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.4%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 4
3.9%
1 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 12% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 21% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 17% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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