Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Los Angeles Galaxy

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Real Salt Lake

Thu 5 Aug 2021 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Nick Besler

Y 71' Donny Toia

Y 85' Justin Meram

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 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 Galaxy 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-11-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–0	W
31 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–1	W
25 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–4	L
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–1	L
01 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
25 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
22 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–0	W

Season Stats

Los Angeles Galaxy		Real Salt Lake
#26	Position	#24
44	Points	45
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
50	Scored	53
57	Conceded	52
-7	GD	+1
1.29	PPG	1.32
32%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake is underway.
5' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
10' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' It’s high time Greg Vanney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' Nick Besler is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
40' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
45' Rayan Raveloson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
50' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
53' What composure from Efrain Alvarez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 1-0.
58' Zac MacMath has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 291 appearances.
63' Jonathan Menendez makes way for Justin Meram at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
64' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Nick Besler is withdrawn and Damir Kreilach gets his opportunity.
65' Sacha Kljestan makes way for Sebastian Lletget at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
66' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Anderson Julio departs to be replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez.
71' Donny Toia is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
76' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Derrick Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Donny Toia by Ashtone Morgan on 77 minute.
81' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Samuel Grandsir departs to be replaced by Daniel Steres.
85' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
90' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Efrain Alvarez is replaced by Augustine Williams.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles Galaxy take all three points.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jonathan Bond
3
Derrick Williams
11
Samuel Grandsir ↓ Daniel Steres 81'
6
Rayan Raveloson
9
Kevin Cabral
4
Sega Coulibaly
16
Sacha Kljestan ↓ Sebastian Lletget 65'
26
Efrain Alvarez ↓ Augustine Williams 90'
2
Julian Araujo
43
Adam Saldana ↓ Daniel Aguirre 90'
19
Jorge Villafana

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

7
Bobby Wood ↓ Rubio Rubin 77'
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera
13
Nick Besler ↓ Damir Kreilach 64'
18
Zac MacMath
10
Jonathan Menendez ↓ Justin Meram 63'
20
Erik Holt
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 66'
4
Donny Toia ↓ Ashtone Morgan 77'
25
Everton

Bench

8
Damir Kreilach ↑ 64'
51
Andrew Putna
3
Ashtone Morgan ↑ 77'
9
Justin Meram ↑ 63'
43
Justin Portillo
44
Toni Datkovic
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 77'
6
Ruiz
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 66'

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Albert Rusnak	4
Diego Luna	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Douglas Costa	3
Albert Rusnak	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-31 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.6 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy48% Draw26% Real Salt Lake26%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

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	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

74%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

52%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy32% Draw45% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.7%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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