Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.
- Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Victor Rivas
9 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W 23 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–2 L 19 Apr FC Dallas A 2–2 D 11 Apr Austin FC A 2–1 W 05 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L 22 Mar Portland Timbers A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L 23 Apr Internacional CF Miami H 0–2 L 19 Apr San Diego FC H 4–2 W 04 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W 22 Mar San Diego FC A 2–2 D 15 Mar Austin FC H 2–1 W Season Stats
Los Angeles Galaxy Real Salt Lake #24 Position #18 20 Points 26 15 Played 14 5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 22 Scored 26 22 Conceded 19 +0 GD +7 1.33 PPG 1.86 33% Win % 57% Key Stats
61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonLos Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy0-151/116-302/–31-454/546-602/261-75–/276+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Dominik Marczuk has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 9' Goal! Marco Reus scores his 93 goal in 508 matches.
- 14' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 21' The referee calls foul for Justin Haak. He receives a card.
- 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pablo Ruiz, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carlos Garces made 330 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 258 games and scored 381 goals.
- 42' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a card on 42.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Edwin Cerrillo. He replaces Jacob Glesnes on 46 minute.
- 48' It’s gonna be a card for Noel Caliskan.
- 49' Goal! J.T. Marcinkowski scores his 1 goal in 257 matches.
- 54' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 55' Juan Sanabria was booked on 55.
- 56' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Aiden Hezarkhani departs to be replaced by Morgan Guilavogui.
- 57' The referee calls foul for Mauricio Cuevas. He receives a card.
- 62' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Aiden Hezarkhani has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Diego Luna gets a card.
- 67' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elijah Wynder is hanging Edwin Cerrillo on the field on 67 minute.
- 72' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Harbor Miller is replaced by Miki Yamane on 72 minute.
- 76' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Diego Luna is replaced by Dominik Marczuk on 76 minute.
- 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 83' Real Salt Lake player sees a card in front of him.
- 85' Marco Reus with the second goal in the match!
- 87' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 87.
- 87' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Stijn Spierings departs to be replaced by Pablo Ruiz.
- 89' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Rindov is hanging John Nelson on the field on 89 minute.
- 90' Elijah Wynder is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Another three points for Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
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18
Marco Reus ↓ Isaiah Parente 89'
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- 28
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John Nelson ↓ Chris Rindov 89'
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- 11
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5
Jacob Glesnes ↓ Edwin Cerrillo 46'
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- 19
- 8
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26
Harbor Miller ↓ Miki Yamane 72'
Bench
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Miki Yamane ↑ 72'
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6
Edwin Cerrillo ↑ 46'
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16
Isaiah Parente ↑ 89'
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Chris Rindov ↑ 89'
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- 57
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Coach Greg VanneyReal Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
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- 29
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Stijn Spierings ↓ Pablo Ruiz 87'
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26
Philip Quinton ↓ DeAndre Yedlin 76'
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10
Diego Luna ↓ Dominik Marczuk 76'
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Victor Olatunji ↓ Sergi Solans 56'
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- 92
- 72
- 39
Bench
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DeAndre Yedlin ↑ 76'
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Pablo Ruiz ↑ 87'
- 98
- 31
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Morgan Guilavogui ↑ 56'
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- 27
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Dominik Marczuk ↑ 76'
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Sergi Solans ↑ 56'
Coach Pablo Mastroeni -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Damir Kreilach 5 Albert Rusnak 4 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4 Douglas Costa 3 Diego Luna 3 Damir Kreilach 3 Cristian Arango 2 Dejan Joveljic 2 Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2026-04-26 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2026-04-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-04-19 FC Dallas 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2026-04-11 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-04-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-03-22 Portland Timbers 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy DReal Salt Lake Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.56 Los Angeles Galaxy xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.43 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.99Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 35% 65% ± 4.5 19% 81% Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw 70%Draw or Real Salt Lake 55%Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.2%2 – 1 Actual1 – 2 7.7%1 – 0 7%0 – 0 6.8%0 – 1 6.4%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 6%0 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4.4%1 – 3 3.7%3 – 2 3.2%Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
Handicap Los Angeles Galaxy covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 12% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 19% 61% -0.5 39% — 61% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 18% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.