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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

6
4
12
Seattle Sounders FC 22 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
#23 Position #21
46 Points 47
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
44 Scored 52
46 Conceded 40
-2 GD +12
1.35 PPG 1.38
35% Win % 35%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC has kicked off!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Carlos Vela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 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' Stefan Frei is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
  • 45' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' USA international Tristan Blackmon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Steven Beitashour is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 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.
  • 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
0.54 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC or Draw 79% + Under 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC21% Draw34% Los Angeles FC45%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 50%
50%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
79%
Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC11% Draw58% Los Angeles FC31%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
21.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 2
11.4%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 1
3%
1 – 3
2.6%
2 – 0
2.5%
2 – 2
1.9%
0 – 4
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 12% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 51% — 49%
+1 51% 27% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 14% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
59% ✓

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