Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Los Angeles FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Mon 5 Sep 2022 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jesus Murillo 72' Y

Jose Cifuentes 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

2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
01 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
27 Aug	Austin FC	A	1–4	L
21 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
17 Aug	D.C. United SC	H	1–0	W
14 Aug	Charlotte FC	H	5–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
01 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	3–0	W
28 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
07 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L

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' And we are off! Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake — let the football do the talking.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
15' The 31-year-old Cristian Arango has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
35' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Ryan Hollingshead has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' Zac MacMath is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
49' What a moment for Ryan Hollingshead! That strike on 49 puts his side firmly in control.
54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
58' The crowd applauds Kwadwo Opoku as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Vela steps in for Los Angeles FC.
59' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Justin Meram on, Bryan Oviedo off on 59 minutes.
64' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' Cristian Arango does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
69' Diego Luna gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Rubio Rubin and will look to change the dynamic.
70' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Denis Bouanga is replaced by Gareth Bale on 70 minute.
72' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' 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.
82' Bryan Oviedo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 363 appearances.
83' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Cristian Arango has done his job and it is now time for Jhegson Mendez to step up.
87' Maikel Chang Ramirez gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Cifuentes on 90 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Nick Besler
9
Justin Meram ↑ 59'
20
Erik Holt
88
Braian Ojeda ↑ 69'
39
Daniel Musovski
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 59'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 87'
81
Tomas Gomez
26
Diego Luna ↑ 69'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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
Brayan Vera	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-27 Austin FC 4–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-21 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2022-08-17 Los Angeles FC 1–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-08-14 Los Angeles FC 5–0 Charlotte FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-09-01 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-08-28 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.86 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC60% Draw23% Real Salt Lake17%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.76

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

40%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC41% Draw44% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.8%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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