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 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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Dignity Health Sports Park!
5' Damir Kreilach has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 33 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
7' What composure from Dejan Joveljic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 1-0.
12' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 100% of all matches.
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Luna made 299 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
34' Douglas Costa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
39' Los Angeles Galaxy currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Los Angeles Galaxy must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' A stunning finish from Anderson Julio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' Bode Davis is replacing Brayan Vera for the Real Salt Lake side.
51' Real Salt Lake have won 442 goals from 299 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
54' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Emeka Eneli on 54 minutes.
59' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Carlos Gomez on, Damir Kreilach off on 59 minutes.
64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
66' Tony Alfaro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
71' Billy Sharp has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
72' Jonathan Perez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyler Boyd at the 72 minute mark.
75' Daniel Aguirre was booked on 75.
75' Real Salt Lake make a change. Andrew Brody trudges off to be replaced by Jasper Loffelsend on 75 minutes.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Luna makes it 2-2.
81' Los Angeles Galaxy are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
84' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Anderson Julio is withdrawn and Diego Fagundez gets his opportunity.
89' 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.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Douglas Costa	3
Diego Luna	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Cristian Pavon	2
Cristian Arango	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

1.73 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 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy40% Draw25% Real Salt Lake35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Los Angeles Galaxy or Draw

65%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

60%

Los Angeles Galaxy or Real Salt Lake

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Los Angeles Galaxy29% Draw41% Real Salt Lake30%

Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

4.7%

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles Galaxy

Handicap	Los Angeles Galaxy covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	18%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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