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 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles FC 19 games · Avg 3.4 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
#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' In just a few seconds Banc of California Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
1' Goal! Cristian Arango scores his 73 goal in 172 matches.
6' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
11' 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.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
21' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
22' The referee has no hesitation. Toni Datkovic is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 22.
23' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Toni Datkovic gets a Yellow card.
28' What an equalizer from Damir Kreilach!
30' Cristian Arango is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
35' Rubio Rubin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
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' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Raheem Edwards is replaced by Diego Palacios on 46 minute.
48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Anderson Julio makes it 2-2.
53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Bryce Duke.
57' Bryce Duke makes way for Jose Cifuentes at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
59' Toni Datkovic doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Maikel Chang Ramirez is replaced by Jonathan Menendez on 62 minute.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' Donny Toia makes way for Rubio Rubin at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
73' Marco Farfan gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Daniel Musovski and will look to change the dynamic.
78' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
81' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Ruiz comes on to replace Everton.
86' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' The whistle greets Cristian Arango as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Crisostomo.
90' Sebastien Ibeagha picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Los Angeles FC to claim maximum points.

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
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

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

2.35 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC60% Draw21% Real Salt Lake19%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

40%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC45% Draw38% Real Salt Lake17%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

4.2%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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