Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Los Angeles Galaxy

2 – 2

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Sun 15 Oct 2023 · 02:30 UTC Dignity Health Sports Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Dejan Joveljic 7' 1–0

Douglas Costa 34' 2–0

2–1 45+1' Anderson Julio

2–2 76' Diego Luna

Y 54' Emeka Eneli

Tony Alfaro 66' Y

Daniel Aguirre 75' Y

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

2023-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-04-30 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Recent Form

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D
08 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–5	L
05 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D
25 Sep	Austin FC	A	3–3	D
21 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–3	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
08 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–3	L
02 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–0	W
24 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–3	L
17 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–2	L

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 wait is over. Los Angeles Galaxy get us underway at Dignity Health Sports Park.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
7' GOAL! Dejan Joveljic scores on 7. Assisted by Daniel Aguirre
12' Maikel Chang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Billy Sharp, as he is very good at scoring at Dignity Health Sports Park with 5 goals in the last 3 games.
27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' The deadlock is broken! Douglas Costa gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
39' Carlos Gomez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 283 appearances.
44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' The deadlock is broken! Anderson Julio gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
46' The supporters are chanting for Bode Davis. He replaces Brayan Vera on 46 minute.
51' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Emeka Eneli on 54 minutes.
59' Damir Kreilach makes way for Carlos Gomez at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
64' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tony Alfaro.
71' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
72' The crowd applauds Tyler Boyd as he leaves the pitch. Jonathan Perez steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
75' Daniel Aguirre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 75.
75' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Andrew Brody departs to be replaced by Jasper Loffelsend.
76' Diego Luna makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
81' Zac MacMath has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
84' Anderson Julio makes way for Diego Fagundez at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

12
Scott Caldwell
19
Bode Davis ↑ 46'
28
Jasper Loffelsend ↑ 75'
–
Axel Kei
24
Tomas Gomez
11
Carlos Gomez ↑ 59'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-10-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2023-09-25 Austin FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-09-21 Real Salt Lake 1–3 FC Dallas L 2023-09-17 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.6 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

Expected Goals

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

1.73 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy38% Draw25% Real Salt Lake37%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

63%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

62%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy27% Draw42% Real Salt Lake31%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

1 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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