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

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MLS · 2021

Los Angeles FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Mon 13 Sep 2021 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 22' Toni Datkovic

Y 23' Toni Datkovic

Raheem Edwards 23' Y

Y 45' Everton

Bryce Duke 54' Y

Sebastien Ibeagha 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
04 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–0	W
28 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–3	D
22 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
15 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	0–1	L
08 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L
05 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
30 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–4	L
22 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	Austin FC	H	1–0	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.
1' Cristian Arango adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
6' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
11' Raheem Edwards needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
16' Mamadou Fall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
22' A moment of madness from Toni Datkovic on 22 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
23' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
28' What a moment for Damir Kreilach! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cristian Arango makes it 2-1.
35' 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.
40' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Everton will be fuming at that decision.
46' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Diego Palacios comes on to replace Raheem Edwards.
48' Against the run of play, Anderson Julio has scored! This game has turned on its head.
53' Latif Blessing is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bryce Duke on 54.
57' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 57 minute. Bryce Duke leaves to be changed by Jose Cifuentes.
59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Toni Datkovic makes it 3-2.
62' Jonathan Menendez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 62 minute.
67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
72' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rubio Rubin is hanging Donny Toia on the field on 72 minute.
73' Daniel Musovski makes way for Marco Farfan at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
78' Bryce Duke has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 285 appearances.
81' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Everton has done his job and it is now time for Ruiz to step up.
86' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
90' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Daniel Crisostomo on, Cristian Arango off on 90 minutes.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sebastien Ibeagha.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 3-2 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Cristian Arango ↓ Daniel Crisostomo 90'
20
Eduard Atuesta
7
Latif Blessing ↓ Kim Moonhwan 57'
44
Raheem Edwards ↓ Diego Palacios 46'
25
Sebastien Ibeagha
8
Francisco Ginella
16
Daniel Musovski ↓ Marco Farfan 73'
19
Bryce Duke ↓ Jose Cifuentes 57'
94
Jesus Murillo
30
Tomas Romero
5
Mamadou Fall

Bench

12
Diego Palacios ↑ 46'
32
Marco Farfan ↑ 73'
2
Jordan Harvey
33
Kim Moonhwan ↑ 57'
23
Pablo Sisniega
11
Jose Cifuentes ↑ 57'
26
Cal Jennings
15
Daniel Crisostomo ↑ 90'

Coach Bob Bradley

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
13
Nick Besler ↓ Justin Meram 73'
1
David Ochoa
20
Erik Holt
44
Toni Datkovic
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Ruiz 81'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Jonathan Menendez 62'
4
Donny Toia ↓ Rubio Rubin 72'
25
Everton ↓ Ruiz 81'

Bench

30
Marcelo Silva
51
Andrew Putna
3
Ashtone Morgan
9
Justin Meram ↑ 73'
10
Jonathan Menendez ↑ 62'
23
Milan Iloski
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 72'
6
Ruiz ↑ 81'
19
Bode Davis

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Diego Rossi	6
Denis Bouanga	5
Damir Kreilach	5
Cristian Arango	5
Heung-min Son	4
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Diego Rossi	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-08-15 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-08-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-19 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.14 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.38 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC55% Draw22% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.52

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

45%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC40% Draw40% Real Salt Lake20%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

3.5%

4 – 1

3.5%

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

13% ✓

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