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Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
1 – 5
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 10 Mar 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Adam Garner

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

4
1
14
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Los Angeles FC H 1–5 L
04 Mar FC Dallas A 1–1 D
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Real Salt Lake A 5–1 W
04 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Los Angeles FC
#21 Position #17
27 Points 34
17 Played 19
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 5
29 Scored 35
25 Conceded 19
+4 GD +16
1.59 PPG 1.79
47% Win % 53%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Kyle Beckerman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Dejan Jakovic, a Canada , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Los Angeles FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Albert Rusnak suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
  • 40' Luis Silva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' The 42-year-old Jordan Harvey has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 60' Uruguay international Diego Rossi has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' Aaron Kovar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 90' Marcos Urena is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • With this win, Los Angeles FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.06 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.11 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Los Angeles FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake17% Draw19% Los Angeles FC64%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
35%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
83%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake10% Draw31% Los Angeles FC59%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 3
8%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.8%
0 – 3
7.8%
1 – 4
6.2%
0 – 4
5.9%
1 – 1
5.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 5
Actual
0 – 5
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 24% — 76%
+1 24% 18% 58%
+1.5 42% — 58%
+2 42% 20% 38%
+2.5 62% — 38%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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