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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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	#24
47	Points	45
34	Played	34
12 / 11 / 11	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
52	Scored	53
40	Conceded	52
+12	GD	+1
1.38	PPG	1.32
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Banc of California Stadium that hosts another battle between Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 300 games and scored 445 goals.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Los Angeles FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
49' Ryan Hollingshead adds to his 1 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
54' A quiet spell here at Banc of California Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' The whistle greets Kwadwo Opoku as he departs to be replaced by Carlos Vela.
59' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Bryan Oviedo is replaced by Justin Meram on 59 minute.
64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' Cristian Arango makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
69' The crowd applauds Rubio Rubin as he leaves the pitch. Diego Luna steps in for Real Salt Lake.
70' The whistle greets Denis Bouanga as he departs to be replaced by Gareth Bale.
72' The referee calls foul for Jesus Murillo. He receives a Yellow card.
77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
83' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Cristian Arango is replaced by Jhegson Mendez.
87' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Ruiz by Maikel Chang Ramirez on 87 minute.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Cifuentes on 90 minutes.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Damir Kreilach	5
Cristian Arango	5
Carlos Vela	3
Christian Ramirez	3
Christian Ramirez	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

3 / 4

1.93 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC62% Draw23% Real Salt Lake15%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

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

85%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

38%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC43% Draw44% Real Salt Lake13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.1%

3 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

3.5%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	24%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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