Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ted Unkel
- Referee Kyle Atkins
- Referee Jeffrey Greeson
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Terry Jr.
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Real Salt Lake | H | 3–0 | W |
| 02 Jun | Portland Timbers | A | 1–1 | D |
| 31 May | FC Dallas | H | 2–3 | L |
| 26 May | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 May | Montreal Impact FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 12 May | FC Dallas | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 0–3 | L |
| 03 Jun | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 31 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 May | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 19 May | Philadelphia Union | A | 1–4 | L |
| 13 May | D.C. United SC | H | 3–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles Galaxy | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #27 | Position | #21 |
| 22 | Points | 27 |
| 19 | Played | 17 |
| 5 / 7 / 7 | W / D / L | 8 / 3 / 6 |
| 24 | Scored | 29 |
| 29 | Conceded | 25 |
| -5 | GD | +4 |
| 1.16 | PPG | 1.59 |
| 26% | Win % | 47% |
Key Stats
61%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
H2H (18 games)
61%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
Los Angeles Galaxy this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/8
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/4
76+
6/2
■ 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 Galaxy
| Gabriel Pec | 5 G | 4 A |
| Klauss | 5 G |
Real Salt Lake
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
| Sergi Solans | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Los Angeles Galaxy to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 25' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Corey Baird has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 282 games and scored 480 goals.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' Los Angeles Galaxy are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
- 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 50' 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 Nick Rimando suffering a number of foals already.
- 55' Servando Carrasco needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 65' Los Angeles Galaxy has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 70' Alex Colonna has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Marco Reus scoring 2 goals.
- 80' United States international Sebastian Saucedo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 85' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 90' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 Real Salt Lake.
Lineups
Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 16
- 2
- 3
- 17
- 11
-
19
Chris Pontius ↓ Alex Colonna 90'
- 1
- 14
- 4
- 28
Bench
- 5
-
24
Ema Boateng ↑ 86'
-
15
Alex Colonna ↑ 90'
- 41
- 20
-
38
Bradford Jamieson IV ↑ 49'
- 88
Coach
Sigi Schmid
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 15
- 18
- 11
- 30
- 7
-
12
Brooks Lennon ↓ Luis Silva 72'
-
27
Corey Baird ↓ Pablo Ruiz 78'
- 8
- 23
- 25
Bench
-
31
Pablo Ruiz ↑ 78'
- 5
- 22
- 13
-
20
Luis Silva ↑ 72'
- 24
- 21
Coach
Mike Petke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Damir Kreilach | 5 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 4 |
| Albert Rusnak | 4 |
| Douglas Costa | 3 |
| Diego Luna | 3 |
| Damir Kreilach | 3 |
| Dejan Joveljic | 2 |
| Cristian Pavon | 2 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles Galaxy Form
2018-06-10
Los Angeles Galaxy
3–0
Real Salt Lake
W
2018-06-02
Portland Timbers
1–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
D
2018-05-31
Los Angeles Galaxy
2–3
FC Dallas
L
2018-05-26
Los Angeles Galaxy
1–0
San Jose Earthquakes
W
2018-05-21
Montreal Impact FC
0–1
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2018-05-12
FC Dallas
3–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
L
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99
Los Angeles Galaxy xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Los Angeles Galaxy to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles Galaxy win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw
80%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
43%
Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy
| Handicap | Los Angeles Galaxy covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 18% | 64% |
| -1.5 | 36% | — | 64% |
| -1 | 36% | 23% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

