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 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 20 games · Avg 3.4 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
#21	Position	#27
41	Points	32
28	Played	27
11 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
43	Scored	40
30	Conceded	44
+13	GD	-4
1.46	PPG	1.19
39%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

46% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/4

16-30

6/5

31-45

9/4

46-60

4/5

61-75

4/5

76+

6/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	14 G	5 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Banc of California Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' The 36-year-old Bryan Oviedo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Rubio Rubin, a Guatemala , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker DeAndre Yedlin scoring 1 goals.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' 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.
35' Jefferson Savarino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 69 goals in his last 287 appearances.
40' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
49' Goal! Ryan Hollingshead scores his 30 goal in 288 matches.
54' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' The crowd applauds Kwadwo Opoku as he leaves the pitch. Carlos Vela steps in for Los Angeles FC.
59' Justin Meram has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bryan Oviedo on 59 minute.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
68' A stunning finish from Cristian Arango — that came from absolutely nowhere!
69' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Rubio Rubin is replaced by Diego Luna on 69 minute.
70' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Denis Bouanga is replaced by Gareth Bale on 70 minute.
72' Jesus Murillo was booked on 72.
77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 100% of all matches.
82' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
83' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Cristian Arango departs to be replaced by Jhegson Mendez.
87' Real Salt Lake make a change. Ruiz trudges off to be replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez on 87 minutes.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Cifuentes is booked for Los Angeles FC — Yellow card on 90.
The points are shared — Los Angeles FC 2-0 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

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
Denis Bouanga	7
Diego Rossi	6
Heung-min Son	6
Cristian Arango	5
Damir Kreilach	5
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Aaron Herrera	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

1.99 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC64% Draw22% Real Salt Lake14%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

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

86%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

36%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC46% Draw43% Real Salt Lake11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.1%

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.2%

0 – 1

4.1%

4 – 0

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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