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Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sat 18 Aug 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

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

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

9
7
3
Seattle Sounders FC 19 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #23
35 Points 36
26 Played 28
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 10
33 Scored 37
34 Conceded 44
-1 GD -7
1.35 PPG 1.29
35% Win % 32%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 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 Galaxy
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
6/9
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/5
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Alex Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 292 appearances.
  • 20' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC have won 457 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 0% of all matches.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Perry Kitchen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 60' Kelvin Leerdam is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Rolf Feltscher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final score is 5-0.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 8
Jordan Morris 6
Cristian Roldan 6
Javier Hernandez 4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4
Danny Musovski 3
Jorgen Skjelvik 2
Yeimar Gomez 2

Head to Head

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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC W 2018-07-27 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.78 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC74% Draw16% Los Angeles Galaxy10%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
26%
Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles Galaxy
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC59% Draw34% Los Angeles Galaxy7%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
3 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.5%
4 – 0
7.3%
1 – 1
6.7%
4 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
5 – 0
Actual
5 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 37% — 63%
-2 37% 22% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 20% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+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
49% ✗
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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