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Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 11Kick-off on May 6, 2018 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

Houston Dynamo
3-2
Los Angeles Galaxy

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What was the result of Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy?

Houston Dynamo won 3-2 on May 6, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 2′A. FuenmayorHouston Dynamo
  • 39′Giovani dos Santos RamírezLos Angeles Galaxy
  • 47′R. QuiotoHouston Dynamo
  • 85′O. KamaraLos Angeles Galaxy
  • 90′M. RodríguezHouston Dynamo

Official lineup for Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Houston Dynamo

4-2-3-1
  1. 9M. Manotas
  1. 17A. Elis
  2. 31R. Quioto
  3. 10T. Martínez
  1. 24D. Cerén
  2. 11A. Wenger
  1. 6E. Alexander
  2. 2A. Fuenmayor
  3. 3A. Machado
  4. 7D. Beasley
  1. 23J. Willis

Los Angeles Galaxy

4-2-3-1
  1. 10Giovani dos Santos Ramírez
  1. 11O. Kamara
  2. 9Z. Ibrahimović
  3. 17S. Lletget
  1. 2P. Kitchen
  2. 7R. Alessandrini
  1. 4D. Romney
  2. 16J. Skjelvik
  3. 28M. Ciani
  4. 3A. Cole
  1. 1D. Bingham
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Houston Dynamo have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Los Angeles Galaxy have 4, 4 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 29, 2018Minnesota United FC(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Apr 21, 2018Toronto FC(home)5-1Major League Soccer
Apr 15, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Apr 1, 2018New England Revolution(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018DC United(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 29, 2018New York Red Bulls(home)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 22, 2018Atlanta United FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2018Chicago Fire(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 9, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Mar 31, 2018Los Angeles FC(home)4-3Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Houston Dynamo win, 2 draws, 3 Los Angeles Galaxy wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 28, 2017Houston Dynamo 3-3 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Jun 18, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Oct 16, 2016Houston Dynamo 0-1 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Jul 16, 2016Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer
Apr 15, 2016Houston Dynamo 1-4 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
Jul 26, 2015Houston Dynamo 3-0 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Houston Dynamo vs Los Angeles Galaxy on Sep 28, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Houston Dynamo score 1.5 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Los Angeles Galaxy score 1.3 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Houston Dynamo1.51.257/1510/15
Los Angeles Galaxy1.31.938/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Houston Dynamo sit 5th in Major League Soccer (51 points from 34 matches) and Los Angeles Galaxy sit 11th (44 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5Houston Dynamo3414911434351
11Los Angeles Galaxy34111112505744

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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