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

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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 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Los Angeles Galaxy 18 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
#23	Position	#27
36	Points	32
28	Played	27
9 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	9 / 5 / 13
37	Scored	40
44	Conceded	44
-7	GD	-4
1.29	PPG	1.19
32%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ 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 Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rayan Raveloson, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 8 goals in the last 4 games.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 35.
40' 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.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' Brilliant from the ! Efrain Alvarez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 53.
58' Derrick Williams is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
63' The supporters are chanting for Justin Meram. He replaces Jonathan Menendez on 63 minute.
64' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Nick Besler is withdrawn and Damir Kreilach gets his opportunity.
65' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Sacha Kljestan trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Lletget on 65 minutes.
66' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maikel Chang Ramirez is hanging Anderson Julio on the field on 66 minute.
71' Donny Toia was booked on 71.
76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Greg Vanney will be considering his options from the bench.
77' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Donny Toia exits the field as Ashtone Morgan enters on 77.
81' Another change for Los Angeles Galaxy made on 81 minute. Samuel Grandsir leaves to be changed by Daniel Steres.
85' Justin Meram is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
90' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Augustine Williams on, Efrain Alvarez off on 90 minutes.
Los Angeles Galaxy celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Albert Rusnak	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Douglas Costa	3
Diego Luna	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Anderson Julio	2
Marco Reus	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

1.57 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy49% Draw26% Real Salt Lake25%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

75%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

51%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy33% Draw46% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.5%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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