Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles FC

0 – 1

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Mon 2 Oct 2023 · 00:00 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 72' Cristian Arango

Ilie Sanchez 39' Y

Y 51' Carlos Gomez

Cristian Olivera 56' Y

Timothy Tillman 62' Y

Mateusz Bogusz 67' Y

Diego Palacios 78' Y

Y 86' Rubio Rubin

Y 89' Nelson Palacio

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

2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	0–1	L
23 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
21 Sep	St. Louis City	A	0–0	D
17 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	4–2	W
10 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–2	L
04 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–3	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
24 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–3	L
17 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L
03 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
31 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	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' In just a few seconds Banc of California Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' Andrew Brody is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
25' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Diego Palacios has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
34' Los Angeles FC make a change. Kellyn Acosta trudges off to be replaced by Mateusz Bogusz on 34 minutes.
39' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ilie Sanchez on 39 minutes.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' Los Angeles FC have won 599 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
51' The referee calls foul for Carlos Gomez. He receives a card.
56' Cristian Olivera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 56.
61' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Timothy Tillman is booked for Los Angeles FC — card on 62.
62' Los Angeles FC make a change. Cristian Olivera trudges off to be replaced by Nathan Ordaz on 62 minutes.
67' Mateusz Bogusz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
68' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Maikel Chang comes on to replace Diego Luna.
69' Carlos Gomez makes way for Rubio Rubin at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
72' Cristian Arango does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 50% of all matches.
78' Diego Palacios catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
80' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Danny Musovski comes on to replace Cristian Arango.
81' Filip Krastev is replacing Ilie Sanchez for the Los Angeles FC side.
86' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Rubio Rubin will be fuming at that decision.
87' Jefferson Savarino makes way for Bode Davis at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
89' Nelson Palacio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles FC 0-1 Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
99
Denis Bouanga
11
Timothy Tillman
6
Ilie Sanchez ↓ Filip Krastev 81'
24
Ryan Hollingshead ↓ Sergi Palencia 81'
33
Aaron Long
10
Carlos Vela
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Mateusz Bogusz 34'
16
Maxime Crepeau
3
Jesus Murillo
25
Cristian Olivera ↓ Nathan Ordaz 62'

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Diego Rossi	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-09-23 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-21 St. Louis City 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-09-17 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-09-10 Portland Timbers 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2023-09-04 Los Angeles FC 1–3 Internacional CF Miami L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas L 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-31 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC47% Draw27% Real Salt Lake26%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

53%

Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles FC35% Draw45% Real Salt Lake20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

9.3%

1 – 0

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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