Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 18 Jul 2021 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Everton

Y 50' Damir Kreilach

Jesus Murillo 62' Y

Y 77' Aaron Herrera

Y 87' Nick Besler

Overview

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Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.

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

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

2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC 2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
08 Jul	Austin FC	A	2–0	W
04 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	1–0	W
26 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
24 Jun	FC Dallas	H	2–0	W
20 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–0	W
04 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	0–1	L
27 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
24 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
19 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W

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' And we are off! Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
5' Tomas Romero is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles FC so far.
10' The Uruguay Diego Rossi breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 1-0!
11' A stunning finish from Diego Rossi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
18' Aaron Herrera adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
19' The Guatemala Aaron Herrera breaks the deadlock on 19 minutes. 2-2!
24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
29' 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.
34' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
44' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Everton.
50' Damir Kreilach picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
55' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jesus Murillo.
66' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Justin Meram on 66 minute.
71' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
75' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Raheem Edwards is withdrawn and Diego Palacios gets his opportunity.
76' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Bryce Duke on, Latif Blessing off on 76 minutes.
77' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 77.
79' The Mexico Carlos Vela breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 3-2!
84' The 30-year-old Anderson Julio has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nick Besler.
88' Corey Baird has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Rossi on 88 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Denis Bouanga	7
Diego Rossi	6
Heung-min Son	6
Cristian Arango	5
Damir Kreilach	5
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Aaron Herrera	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-08 Austin FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Dallas W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.7 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55% + Los Angeles FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC55% Draw24% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

45%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC36% Draw45% Real Salt Lake19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 0

8.5%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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