Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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
#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' 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.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 17' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Brody.
  • 22' Raheem Edwards is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 32' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' Uruguay international Diego Rossi has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 47' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 52' Marcelo Silva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Corey Baird.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Jose Cifuentes comes on to replace Mark-Anthony Kaye.
  • 70' Jose Cifuentes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Justin Meram comes on to replace Maikel Chang Ramirez.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach on 75 minutes.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' Justen Glad is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
  • 88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Diego Rossi was booked on 90.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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
Cristian Arango 5
Denis Bouanga 5
Damir Kreilach 5
Heung-min Son 4
Christian Ramirez 3
Carlos Vela 3
Carlos Gomez 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
1.26 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake34% Draw29% Los Angeles FC37%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
63%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
66%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake25% Draw49% Los Angeles FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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