Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Los Angeles FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Fri 2 Nov 2018 · 02:30 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 Mark Geiger
Referee Frank Anderson
Referee Baldomero Toledo
Referee Logan Brown
Referee Kevin Stott

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

2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 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
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

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
20' Diego Rossi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 304 games and scored 599 goals.
30' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
35' United States international Nick Rimando has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nedum Onuoha made 300 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
45' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
50' Los Angeles FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' Steven Beitashour is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke Mulholland, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
70' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
75' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
80' 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.
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Carlos Vela C
6
Danilo Silva
99
Adama Diomande ↓ Christian Ramirez 46'
33
Benny Feilhaber ↓ Eduard Atuesta 73'
3
Steven Beitashour
2
Jordan Harvey
24
Lee Nguyen
25
Walker Zimmerman
1
Tyler Miller
9
Diego Rossi
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Aaron Kovar 76'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

14
Nedum Onuoha
6
Damir Kreilach
18
Nick Rimando
5
Kyle Beckerman C
11
Albert Rusnak ↓ Justen Glad 90'
30
Marcelo Silva
7
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Stephen Sunday 82'
12
Brooks Lennon
22
Aaron Herrera
27
Corey Baird ↓ Joao Plata 60'
19
Luke Mulholland

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
Carlos Vela	3
Christian Ramirez	3
Aaron Herrera	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.17 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC50% Draw24% Real Salt Lake26%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

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

74%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

50%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC40% Draw39% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	21%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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