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Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Fri 2 Nov 2018 · 02:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Kevin Stott

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Real Salt Lake H 2–3 L
28 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
21 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
13 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–2 W
07 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 3–0 W
29 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Los Angeles FC A 3–2 W
21 Oct Portland Timbers A 0–3 L
19 Oct New England Revolution H 4–1 W
07 Oct Portland Timbers H 1–4 L
30 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
22 Sep Atlanta United FC A 0–2 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake have won 427 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Joao Plata needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Herrera, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Los Angeles FC.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.24 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC52% Draw24% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
48%
Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC42% Draw39% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.9%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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