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 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Los Angeles FC 19 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
#17	Position	#21
34	Points	27
19	Played	17
10 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 6
35	Scored	29
19	Conceded	25
+16	GD	+4
1.79	PPG	1.59
53%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Real Salt Lake

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Banc of California Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
5' Bryan Oviedo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' The 27-year-old Brayan Vera has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
20' 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.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' The whistle greets Kellyn Acosta as he departs to be replaced by Mateusz Bogusz.
39' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Ilie Sanchez gets a card.
44' Los Angeles FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
49' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Los Angeles FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
51' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 51.
56' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 56.
61' 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 Aaron Long suffering a number of foals already.
62' The referee shows Los Angeles FC player a card on 62.
62' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Cristian Olivera exits the field as Nathan Ordaz enters on 62.
67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mateusz Bogusz.
68' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 68 minute. Diego Luna leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang.
69' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Carlos Gomez is withdrawn and Rubio Rubin gets his opportunity.
72' Cristian Arango makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
77' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
78' Controversy at the stadium! Diego Palacios argues furiously but the card stands.
80' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Cristian Arango is withdrawn and Danny Musovski gets his opportunity.
81' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Ilie Sanchez by Filip Krastev on 81 minute.
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' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 89.
0-1 the final result. Los Angeles FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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	6
Diego Rossi	6
Damir Kreilach	5
Cristian Arango	5
Heung-min Son	5
Christian Ramirez	3
Carlos Vela	3
Carlos Gomez	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

1.85 Los Angeles FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles FC50% Draw26% Real Salt Lake24%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

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 FC38% Draw44% Real Salt Lake18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.3%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap	Los Angeles FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

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