Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

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.

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

14
2
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 #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' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Kellyn Acosta is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles FC tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Rubio Rubin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 34' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateusz Bogusz is hanging Kellyn Acosta on the field on 34 minute.
  • 39' Ilie Sanchez was booked on 39.
  • 44' Braian Ojeda has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' 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.
  • 51' Carlos Gomez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 56' That is a card for Los Angeles FC. Cristian Olivera will be fuming at that decision.
  • 61' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Timothy Tillman.
  • 62' Nathan Ordaz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Olivera on 62 minute.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Mateusz Bogusz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Maikel Chang comes on to replace Diego Luna.
  • 69' Rubio Rubin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Carlos Gomez at the 69 minute mark.
  • 72' GOAL! Cristian Arango scores on 72. Assisted by Rubio Rubin
  • 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Brody suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diego Palacios on 78 minutes.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Cristian Arango as he leaves the pitch. Danny Musovski steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 81' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Ilie Sanchez has done his job and it is now time for Filip Krastev to step up.
  • 86' Rubio Rubin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 87' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bode Davis is hanging Jefferson Savarino on the field on 87 minute.
  • 89' Controversy at the stadium! Nelson Palacio argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Bouanga 7
Heung-min Son 6
Diego Rossi 6
Cristian Arango 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Christian Ramirez 3
Carlos Vela 3
Walker Zimmerman 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.77 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC50% Draw26% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
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 16%
84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
50%
Los Angeles FC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC37% Draw45% Real Salt Lake18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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