Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
0 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Corey Baird 6' Y
Y 17' Walker Zimmerman
R 48' Walker Zimmerman
Everton Luiz 56' Y
Aaron Herrera 62' R

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Kyle Longville
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
1
13
Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
15 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
11 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
04 Aug New York City FC H 3–1 W
28 Jul FC Dallas A 0–0 D
21 Jul Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug Real Salt Lake A 2–0 W
12 Aug New York Red Bulls H 4–2 W
03 Aug New England Revolution A 2–0 W
27 Jul Atlanta United FC H 4–3 W
20 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–3 L
13 Jul Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Los Angeles FC
#18 Position #20
26 Points 24
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 5
26 Scored 24
19 Conceded 17
+7 GD +7
1.86 PPG 1.60
57% Win % 47%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/5
61-75
3/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 6' Corey Baird has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 6.
  • 11' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 17' Walker Zimmerman is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 22' The 28-year-old Brooks Lennon has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 280 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 47' 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.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Walker Zimmerman on 48.
  • 51' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Steven Beitashour is replaced by Tristan Blackmon.
  • 56' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Everton Luiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
  • 62' Real Salt Lake receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 64' Carlos Vela does the damage! The net is bulging and Los Angeles FC surge ahead!
  • 68' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lee Nguyen is hanging Diego Rossi on the field on 68 minute.
  • 69' Sam Johnson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyle Beckerman on 69 minute.
  • 74' Kyle Beckerman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' Joao Plata gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Damir Kreilach and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Brooks Lennon departs to be replaced by Sebastian Saucedo.
  • 82' What a moment for Adama Diomande! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' Danilo Silva has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adama Diomande on 85 minute.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Rossi 6
Denis Bouanga 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Cristian Arango 5
Heung-min Son 4
Carlos Vela 3
Christian Ramirez 3
Christian Ramirez 2

Head to Head

2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2018-11-02 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake 2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–5 Los Angeles FC

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC W 2019-07-28 FC Dallas 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-07-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Los Angeles FC Form

2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2019-08-12 Los Angeles FC 4–2 New York Red Bulls W 2019-08-03 New England Revolution 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2019-07-27 Los Angeles FC 4–3 Atlanta United FC W 2019-07-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–2 Los Angeles FC L 2019-07-13 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.32 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake30% Draw27% Los Angeles FC43%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
57%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
70%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake23% Draw44% Los Angeles FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
4.9%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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