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 19 games · 22 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 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
#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)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

11% Clean Sheets
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 game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' Derrick Williams is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
15' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Nick Besler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
50' A quiet spell here at Dignity Health Sports Park. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' What composure from Efrain Alvarez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 1-0.
58' France international Kevin Cabral has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
63' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Justin Meram on, Jonathan Menendez off on 63 minutes.
64' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Nick Besler is withdrawn and Damir Kreilach gets his opportunity.
65' Sebastian Lletget gets the nod from Los Angeles Galaxy. He replaces Sacha Kljestan and will look to change the dynamic.
66' Maikel Chang Ramirez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anderson Julio on 66 minute.
71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Donny Toia on 71.
76' The 29-year-old Rayan Raveloson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
77' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Donny Toia has done his job and it is now time for Ashtone Morgan to step up.
81' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Samuel Grandsir is replaced by Daniel Steres on 81 minute.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Justin Meram is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 85.
90' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Efrain Alvarez is replaced by Augustine Williams on 90 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake (для сухой ничьи).

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
Douglas Costa	3
Diego Luna	3
Damir Kreilach	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

1.46 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 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy46% Draw26% Real Salt Lake28%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

72%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

54%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Los Angeles Galaxy30% Draw47% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

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%	21%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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