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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 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

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 #17
24 Points 34
17 Played 19
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
20 Scored 35
22 Conceded 19
-2 GD +16
1.41 PPG 1.79
41% Win % 53%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ 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)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Seattle Sounders FC is hosting Los Angeles FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Timothy Tillman scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' 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 Marcos Urena suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Tyler Miller is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' Lamar Neagle has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristian Roldan, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 85' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
0.42 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC18% Draw32% Los Angeles FC50%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.65
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
82%
Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC8% Draw58% Los Angeles FC34%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
21.6%
0 – 2
13.8%
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 3
5.6%
1 – 3
2.7%
2 – 1
2%
0 – 4
1.7%
2 – 0
1.5%
2 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 9% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 29% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 17% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
66% ✓

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