Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The deadlock is broken! Diego Rossi gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
  • 11' Diego Rossi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 18' The Guatemala Aaron Herrera breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 2-1!
  • 19' Aaron Herrera with the second goal in the match!
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Nick Besler has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
  • 55' Bobby Wood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 60' Latif Blessing has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Jesus Murillo gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Justin Meram is withdrawn and Anderson Julio gets his opportunity.
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Diego Palacios is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raheem Edwards at the 75 minute mark.
  • 76' Bryce Duke gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Latif Blessing and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Aaron Herrera. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Carlos Vela makes it 3-2.
  • 84' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' Nick Besler catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 87.
  • 88' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Corey Baird is hanging Diego Rossi on the field on 88 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

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

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

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
1.78 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Los Angeles FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC56% Draw24% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
44%
Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC37% Draw44% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+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
32% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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