Thursday , 2 July 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 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

13
1
4
Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 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
#20 Position #18
24 Points 26
15 Played 14
7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
24 Scored 26
17 Conceded 19
+7 GD +7
1.60 PPG 1.86
47% Win % 57%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Banc of California Stadium as Los Angeles FC face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' A goal from the Uruguay international Diego Rossi! He fires home on 10 to make it 1-0!
  • 11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Diego Rossi makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 16' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' Magnificent from Aaron Herrera! That is 5 goals in 280 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 19' What a moment for Aaron Herrera! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 44' USA international David Ochoa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Everton.
  • 50' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' The 37-year-old Damir Kreilach has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 62' Jesus Murillo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Anderson Julio comes on to replace Justin Meram.
  • 71' 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.
  • 75' Diego Palacios gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Raheem Edwards and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 76 minute. Latif Blessing leaves to be changed by Bryce Duke.
  • 77' Aaron Herrera was booked on 77.
  • 79' The Mexico Carlos Vela breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 3-2!
  • 84' Anderson Julio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 88' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Rossi departs to be replaced by Corey Baird.
  • The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

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
Diego Rossi 6
Denis Bouanga 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Cristian Arango 5
Heung-min Son 4
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
1.57 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC51% Draw25% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
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
75%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
49%
Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC31% Draw46% Real Salt Lake23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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