Shutout in its last three games and with all five natural center backs out injured, the Bleu-blanc-noir is looking for attacking solutions. Let’s be honest: yesterday, against LA Galaxy, it wasn’t the back line that failed. Marco Donadel, returning from injury in a position he’s almost never played in during his career, and Jukka Raitala, a natural left-back who has still not started in his real position this season, kept their team in the game. Once more, it’s in and around the opponent’s box that things did not go too well. Despite that, the Impact took advantage of Zlatan Ibrahimović’s silly red card to apply pressure on the Californians’ defense, without finding the key to break through. Here are your advanced stats.
5 shots on target out of 23 attempts, 8 shots off target, 10 shots blocked, 12 shots from outside the box, 11 shots from inside the box.
Saphir Taïder
5 shots total, 1 shot on target, 79 successful passes, including 46 in the final third, for an 84% success rate, 5 chances created, 1 clearance, 111 touches.
Marco Donadel
1 shot total, 62 successful passes, including 17 in the final third, for a 93% success rate, 1 interception, 3 duels won, 3 clearances, 77 touches.
Raheem Edwards
3 shots total, 1 shot on target, 24 successful passes, including 9 in the final third, for an 80% success rate, 3 dribbles completed, 1 chance created, 3 successful tackles, 11 duels won, 1 clearance, 52 touches.
