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Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Los Angeles FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
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

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

14
1
4
Los Angeles FC 19 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
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
Real Salt Lake
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
#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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles FC to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker DeAndre Yedlin scoring 1 goals.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
  • 40' Los Angeles FC have won 582 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tyler Miller suffering a number of foals already.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Ghana international Latif Blessing has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jefferson Savarino, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 75' Carlos Vela needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 80' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 85' Los Angeles FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 2-3 the final result. Los Angeles FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

Head to Head

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

Los Angeles FC Form

2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake L 2018-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2018-10-21 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2018-10-13 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2018-10-07 Colorado Rapids SC 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2018-09-29 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2018-10-21 Portland Timbers 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-10-19 Real Salt Lake 4–1 New England Revolution W 2018-10-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Portland Timbers L 2018-09-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.31 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC53% Draw23% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
47%
Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC43% Draw38% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.8%
4 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 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
26% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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