Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles FC

2 – 0

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Real Salt Lake

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

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Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

15 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 20 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
#21	Position	#24
47	Points	45
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
52	Scored	53
40	Conceded	52
+12	GD	+1
1.38	PPG	1.32
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake get this one started.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Albert Rusnak has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bob Bradley might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 50% of all matches.
40' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
50' 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.
55' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
60' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Carlos Vela is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
70' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
75' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
80' With 1 assists to his name this season, Diego Rossi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
85' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
90' The 42-year-old Jordan Harvey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
It finishes all square. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 2-0.

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	7
Diego Rossi	6
Heung-min Son	6
Damir Kreilach	5
Cristian Arango	5
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Brayan Vera	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.96 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC59% Draw23% Real Salt Lake18%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

41%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC44% Draw43% Real Salt Lake13%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.8%

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 1

4.3%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	24%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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