Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Seattle Sounders FC

5 – 0

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Mark Geiger
Referee Frank Anderson
Referee David Gantar
Referee Younes Marrakchi
Referee Mike Rottersman

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

Seattle Sounders FC 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–0	W
13 Aug	FC Dallas	H	2–1	W
05 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
29 Jul	New York City FC	H	3–1	W
26 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
21 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–0	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–5	L
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
12 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
05 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
30 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	4–3	W
27 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#24	Position	#27
24	Points	22
17	Played	19
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
20	Scored	24
22	Conceded	29
-2	GD	-5
1.41	PPG	1.16
41%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rolf Feltscher, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Servando Carrasco is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
30' Los Angeles Galaxy has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
35' Gustav Svensson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Ashley Cole has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 282 appearances.
45' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 480 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
55' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
60' Alex Colonna has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
65' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
70' United States international Chris Pontius has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
75' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
80' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
85' 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.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
Los Angeles Galaxy will have plenty to reflect on. Seattle Sounders FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

25
Rolf Feltscher ↓ Chris Pontius 57'
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen
3
Ashley Cole C
17
Sebastian Lletget ↓ Bradford Jamieson IV 63'
11
Ola Kamara
1
David Bingham
14
Servando Carrasco
5
Daniel Steres
4
David Romney
24
Ema Boateng ↓ Alex Colonna 73'

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	8
Cristian Roldan	6
Jordan Morris	6
Javier Hernandez	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Danny Musovski	3
Yeimar Gomez	2
Gabriel Pec	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.71 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.69 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC74% Draw17% Los Angeles Galaxy9%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 3.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

26%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC58% Draw35% Los Angeles Galaxy7%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.4%

3 – 0

10.8%

1 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.4%

4 – 0

7.2%

1 – 1

6.9%

4 – 1

0 – 0

4.6%

5 – 0

Actual

5 – 1

2.8%

2 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	22%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	20%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Clean Sheet