Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Thu 16 Aug 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Apolinar Mariscal
Referee David Gantar
Referee Thomas Zablocki

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Los Angeles FC 19 games · Avg 3.4 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
12 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
05 Aug	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
27 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
22 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–5	L
15 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
12 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W
29 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–0	D
22 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
15 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC		Real Salt Lake
#17	Position	#21
34	Points	27
19	Played	17
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 6
35	Scored	29
19	Conceded	25
+16	GD	+4
1.79	PPG	1.59
53%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Real Salt Lake

Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A
Sergi Solans	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Los Angeles FC launch into their encounter with Real Salt Lake.
5' Shawn Barry has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
35' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker DeAndre Yedlin scoring 1 goals.
40' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Jordan Harvey, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
65' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
80' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
90' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 2-0 Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

23
Laurent Ciman C
10
Carlos Vela
6
Danilo Silva
20
Eduard Atuesta
12
Christian Ramirez ↓ Latif Blessing 78'
33
Benny Feilhaber ↓ Andre Horta 83'
3
Steven Beitashour
2
Jordan Harvey
24
Lee Nguyen
1
Tyler Miller
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Aaron Kovar 88'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	6
Diego Rossi	6
Damir Kreilach	5
Cristian Arango	5
Heung-min Son	5
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Christian Ramirez	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.1 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 62% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC62% Draw22% Real Salt Lake16%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

38%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC46% Draw42% Real Salt Lake12%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.5%

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

4.1%

2 – 2

1 – 2

3.8%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	20%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	23%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, 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

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

Real Salt Lake Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Clean Sheet