Saturday , 14 November 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
0 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 4 Jul 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrew Brody 17' Y
Y 61' Corey Baird
Damir Kreilach 75' Y
Justen Glad 83' Y
Y 90' Diego Rossi

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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
2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC 2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L
27 Jun Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
24 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
19 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
30 May Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
23 May FC Dallas A 2–2 D
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–0 W
26 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
24 Jun FC Dallas H 2–0 W
20 Jun Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
29 May New York City FC H 1–2 L
23 May Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 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' Welcome to Rio Tinto Stadium that hosts another battle between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Ruiz, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 17' A moment of madness from Andrew Brody on 17 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Carlos Vela has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Corey Baird, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 52' 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 Eddie Segura suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Los Angeles FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 66' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jose Cifuentes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 67' Jose Cifuentes is replacing Mark-Anthony Kaye for the Los Angeles FC side.
  • 70' Brilliant from the ! Jose Cifuentes makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 70.
  • 73' Justin Meram gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Damir Kreilach gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 83' Poor challenge from Justen Glad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 88' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Diego Rossi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Another three points for Los Angeles FC.

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
Denis Bouanga 7
Diego Rossi 6
Heung-min Son 6
Damir Kreilach 5
Cristian Arango 5
Carlos Vela 3
Christian Ramirez 3
Christian Ramirez 2

Head to Head

2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC 2019-08-18 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Los Angeles FC 2019-03-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-24 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Dallas W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-05-29 Los Angeles FC 1–2 New York City FC L 2021-05-23 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake31% Draw29% Los Angeles FC40%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
60%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
69%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake23% Draw49% Los Angeles FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.5%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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