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'

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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	#27
41	Points	32
28	Played	27
11 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
43	Scored	40
30	Conceded	44
+13	GD	-4
1.46	PPG	1.19
39%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Los Angeles FC get us underway at .
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
15' Nigeria international Stephen Sunday has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
20' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Sebastian Saucedo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Justen Glad has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' Carlos Vela has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
50' Kyle Beckerman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
55' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
60' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 288 games and scored 427 goals.
70' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
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 are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
85' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
Los Angeles FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Heung-min Son	6
Diego Rossi	6
Cristian Arango	5
Damir Kreilach	5
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Walker Zimmerman	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.03 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.81 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC62% Draw23% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

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

84%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

38%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC46% Draw43% Real Salt Lake11%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.3%

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

7.9%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

6.4%

4 – 0

0 – 1

2 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.7%

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+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

45% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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