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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 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

4
2
14
Real Salt Lake 20 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
#24 Position #21
45 Points 47
34 Played 34
13 / 6 / 15 W / D / L 12 / 11 / 11
53 Scored 52
52 Conceded 40
+1 GD +12
1.32 PPG 1.38
38% Win % 35%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 18 G 5 A
Heung-min Son 7 G 11 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Los Angeles FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Jefferson Savarino is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 10' Damir Kreilach has been relatively quiet despite scoring 67 goals in his last 300 appearances.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Justen Glad needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 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 Demar Phillips suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 40' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Diego Rossi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Nick Rimando has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Another three points for Los Angeles FC.

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
1.1 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Los Angeles FC to win 63%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
37%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
83%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake11% Draw32% Los Angeles FC57%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
7.9%
0 – 2
7.7%
0 – 3
7.4%
1 – 1
6.2%
1 – 4
5.9%
0 – 4
5.5%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 5
Actual
0 – 5
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 7% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 19% 55%
+1.5 45% — 55%
+2 45% 20% 35%
+2.5 65% — 35%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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