LA Galaxy 0-1 Chicago Fire - August 21, 2008 / MLS 2008
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LAG
22' - Substitution
Patrick Nyarkois substituted by Justin Mapp
LAG
50' - Substitution
Alvaro Piresis substituted by Josh Tudela50 63' - Substitution
Stephen Kingis substituted by Andy Herron
65' - Goal
John Thorrington 67' - Substitution
Ely Allenis substituted by Mike Randolph67
86' - Substitution
Alan Gordonis substituted by Israel Sesay86
90' - Substitution
Chris Rolfeis substituted by Dasan Robinson
CF
CF
Team line-ups
LA Galaxy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Steve Cronin | 25 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 12 | D |
Troy Roberts | 24 | 64 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Greg Vanney | 34 | 228 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Ante Jazic | 32 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 28 | D |
Sean Franklin | 23 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | M |
Alvaro Pires | 50 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | M |
Ely Allen | 67 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Chris Klein | 32 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 8 | M |
Peter Vagenas | 30 | 234 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | F |
Alan Gordon | 86 | 26 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 14 | F |
Edson Buddle | 27 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
74
Chicago Fire
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Jon Busch | 32 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Bakary Soumaré | 22 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Brandon Prideaux | 32 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | D |
Wilman Conde | 25 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Logan Pause | 26 | 166 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 33 | M |
Stephen King | 63 | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Diego Gutierrez | 35 | 191 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 12 | M |
Patrick Nyarko | 22 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
John Thorrington | 65 | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
Chris Rolfe | 90 | 25 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | F |
Brian McBride | 36 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
57
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | D |
Mike Randolph | 67 | 22 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Josh Tudela | 50 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | F |
Israel Sesay | 86 | 17 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | D |
Dasan Robinson | 90 | 24 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | M |
Justin Mapp | 22 | 23 | 156 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 26 | F |
Andy Herron | 63 | 30 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alan Gordon
IN
Landon Donovan
OUT
Troy Roberts
IN
David Beckham
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Brian McBride
IN
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
OUT
Patrick Nyarko
IN
Justin Mapp
OUT
Stephen King
IN
Andy Herron
OUT
Diego Gutierrez
IN
Gonzalo Segares
OUT
John Thorrington
IN
Marco Pappa
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
1
Success rate in this team:
0 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Arena vs Chicago Fire
5 victories
1 draw
3 losses
Arena vs Hamlett
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
39
27
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Hamlett vs LA Galaxy
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Hamlett vs Arena
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Ricardo Salazar
18 victories |
7 draws |
12 losses |
LA Galaxy37 matches | General total | Chicago Fire23 matches | 10 victories |
7 draws |
6 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
LA Galaxy1 match | Season total | Chicago Fire4 matches | 2 victories |
2 draws |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on September 20, 2017 | Latest figure on October 25, 2015 | |||||||
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Key figures
Chicago Fire keeps its 7 matches with only one goal conceded at most running (since 12/07/2008).
It's the first time John Thorrington scores a goal vs Los Angeles Galaxy in his professional career since the 21/10/2007 (with Chicago Fire vs Los Angeles Galaxy )
Chicago Fire keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw running (since 02/08/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 04/04/2008-19/06/2008 time period (11 matches).
General ranking
| 3 | FC Dallas | 25 pts | 20 rd | |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 24 pts | 20 rd | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 24 pts | 21 rd | |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 23 pts | 20 rd | |
| 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 pts | 20 rd |
General ranking
No ranking availablePre-match
Current form
| Home | LLos Angeles Galaxy 1-2 New York Red Bulls10/05/2008 | VLos Angeles Galaxy 3-1 Sporting Kansas City24/05/2008 | VLos Angeles Galaxy 3-2 Colorado Rapids07/06/2008 | DLos Angeles Galaxy 3-3 Columbus Crew21/06/2008 | LLos Angeles Galaxy 1-2 New England Revolution04/07/2008 | DLos Angeles Galaxy 1-1 Chivas USA10/07/2008 |
| Overall | LLos Angeles Galaxy 1-2 New England Revolution04/07/2008 | DLos Angeles Galaxy 1-1 Chivas USA10/07/2008 | DNew York Red Bulls 2-2 Los Angeles Galaxy19/07/2008 | LFC Dallas 4-0 Los Angeles Galaxy27/07/2008 | LSan Jose Earthquakes 3-2 Los Angeles Galaxy03/08/2008 | DChivas USA 2-2 Los Angeles Galaxy14/08/2008 |
Current form
| Away | LFC Dallas 1-0 Chicago Fire15/06/2008 | LChivas USA 2-0 Chicago Fire19/06/2008 | DColumbus Crew 2-2 Chicago Fire05/07/2008 | LD.C. United 2-1 Chicago Fire08/07/2008 | DSporting Kansas City 0-0 Chicago Fire27/07/2008 | VNew England Revolution 1-2 Chicago Fire09/08/2008 |
| Overall | VChicago Fire 2-1 Toronto FC12/07/2008 | DChicago Fire 0-0 Real Salt Lake19/07/2008 | DSporting Kansas City 0-0 Chicago Fire27/07/2008 | VChicago Fire 1-0 Chivas USA02/08/2008 | VNew England Revolution 1-2 Chicago Fire09/08/2008 | LChicago Fire 0-1 D.C. United16/08/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 17 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 8 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
775 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
667 |
|
10 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
2 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
20 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
20 |
|
10 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
10 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
9 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
6 |
Draws (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
8 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
40 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
27 |
|
23 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
16 |
|
42 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
16 |
|
18 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.35 |
|
2.3 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.6 |
|
2.1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.8 |
|
1.8 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.8 |
Betting aid
|
17 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
|
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
8 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
3 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
7 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
15 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
8 |
|
9 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
1-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
32 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
36 |
|
18 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Landon Donovan | 14 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Chad Barrett |  |
| Landon Donovan | 11 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |  |
| Landon Donovan | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | |
| Landon Donovan | 3 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 penalty | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | |
| Landon Donovan | 6 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 5 assists | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | |
 | David Beckham | 3 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 3 assists | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | |
| Landon Donovan | 5 goals, 1 assist during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Gonzalo Segares | |
Historical head to head
Home
19 gf
16 ga
Away
22 gf
28 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
2 ga
Total
43 gf
46 ga
Historical head to head
Home
28 gf
22 ga
Away
16 gf
19 ga
Neutral ground
2 gf
2 ga
Total
46 gf
43 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
July 04, 2007 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
July 04, 2007 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
September 27, 2006 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
September 13, 2003 |
Latest head to head
October 21, 2007 - MLS 2007
July 04, 2007 - MLS 2007
September 27, 2006 - US Open Cup 2006
September 23, 2006 - MLS 2006
April 08, 2006 - MLS 2006
Best historical scorers against Chicago Fire
 |
Carlos Ruiz | 6 goals | 2002 - 2004 |
 |
Peter Vagenas | 4 goals | 2001 - 2005 |
 |
Luis Hernandez | 3 goals | 2001 - 2001 |
|
Landon Donovan | 3 goals | 2006 - 2007 |
 |
Cobi Jones | 3 goals | 1998 - 2000 |
|
Mauricio Cienfuegos | 2 goals | 1998 - 2001 |
Best historical scorers against LA Galaxy
 |
Ante Razov | 7 goals | 1998 - 2004 |
 |
DaMarcus Beasley | 5 goals | 2001 - 2003 |
 |
Jesse Marsch | 5 goals | 1998 - 2005 |
 |
Piotr Nowak | 3 goals | 1998 - 1998 |
 |
Josh Wolff | 3 goals | 1999 - 2000 |
|
Damani Ralph | 3 goals | 2003 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Chicago Fire
|
Cobi Jones | 30 matches | 1998 - 2007 |
|
Kevin Hartman | 30 matches | 1998 - 2006 |
|
Mauricio Cienfuegos | 25 matches | 1998 - 2003 |
 |
Ezra Hendrickson | 22 matches | 1998 - 2002 |
|
Peter Vagenas | 22 matches | 2000 - 2007 |
 |
Simon Elliott | 19 matches | 1999 - 2003 |
Players with most games played vs LA Galaxy
 |
Zach Thornton | 29 matches | 1998 - 2006 |
|
Jesse Marsch | 29 matches | 1998 - 2005 |
 |
CJ Brown | 28 matches | 1998 - 2007 |
 |
Chris Armas | 25 matches | 1998 - 2007 |
|
Ante Razov | 25 matches | 1998 - 2004 |
|
Piotr Nowak | 21 matches | 1998 - 2002 |
They played in both sides
66 matches
34 matches
60 matches
273 matches
53 matches
10 matches
46 matches
11 matches
12 matches
114 matches
11 matches
196 matches
They played in both sides
60 matches
273 matches
11 matches
196 matches
12 matches
114 matches
10 matches
104 matches
66 matches
34 matches
11 matches
27 matches
Competition info
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Houston Dynamo | 32 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
2
|  | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 24 | +1 |
3
|  | FC Dallas | 25 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | +2 |
4
|  | Colorado Rapids | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 27 | +2 |
5
|  | Los Angeles Galaxy | 24 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 43 | -3 |
6
|  | Chivas USA | 23 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 |
7
|  | San Jose Earthquakes | 21 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 |
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