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Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 4 Mar 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz

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

5
4
12
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-04 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Los Angeles FC
#24 Position #21
35 Points 41
26 Played 28
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 11 / 8 / 9
33 Scored 43
34 Conceded 30
-1 GD +13
1.35 PPG 1.46
35% Win % 39%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 14 G 5 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Los Angeles FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Steven Beitashour has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Stefan Frei has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nouhou Tolo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Jordan Harvey, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 293 games and scored 583 goals.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Tyler Miller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.49 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC20% Draw34% Los Angeles FC46%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
80%
Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC10% Draw59% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
11.9%
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
2.4%
2 – 0
2.1%
2 – 2
1.6%
0 – 4
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 3% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 11% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 28% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 15% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓

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