Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Los Angeles FC 28 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #27 | Position | #21 |
| 32 | Points | 41 |
| 27 | Played | 28 |
| 9 / 5 / 13 | W / D / L | 11 / 8 / 9 |
| 40 | Scored | 43 |
| 44 | Conceded | 30 |
| -4 | GD | +13 |
| 1.19 | PPG | 1.46 |
| 33% | Win % | 39% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
H2H (20 games)
70%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
46%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (41 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
6/5
31-45
9/4
46-60
4/5
61-75
4/5
76+
6/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 11 G | 3 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 14 G | 5 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against Los Angeles FC.
- 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 10' Diego Rossi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 99 goals in his last 294 appearances.
- 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 17' Controversy at the stadium! Andrew Brody argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 22' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 27' 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.
- 32' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 47' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 52' Eddie Segura has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 57' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 61' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Corey Baird will be fuming at that decision.
- 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 67' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Mark-Anthony Kaye is replaced by Jose Cifuentes.
- 70' Jose Cifuentes puts Los Angeles FC on the lead.
- 73' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Maikel Chang Ramirez is withdrawn and Justin Meram gets his opportunity.
- 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
- 80' Los Angeles FC have won 585 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 83' Justen Glad is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
- 88' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Denis Bouanga scoring 2 goals.
- 90' Poor challenge from Diego Rossi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 15
- 11
- 30
- 22
-
13
Nick Besler ↓ Bobby Wood 73'
- 2
- 1
- 14
- 6
- 16
Bench
-
7
Bobby Wood ↑ 73'
- 3
- 18
-
9
Justin Meram ↑ 73'
- 43
- 20
- 29
- 4
- 25
Coach
Freddy Juarez
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
13
Corey Baird ↓ Raheem Edwards 67'
- 32
- 10
- 20
- 9
- 7
- 14
- 33
- 4
- 94
- 30
Bench
- 2
-
44
Raheem Edwards ↑ 67'
- 23
-
11
Jose Cifuentes ↑ 67'
- 8
- 26
- 19
- 24
- 5
Coach
Bob Bradley
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Denis Bouanga | 7 |
| Heung-min Son | 6 |
| Diego Rossi | 6 |
| Cristian Arango | 5 |
| Damir Kreilach | 5 |
| Christian Ramirez | 3 |
| Carlos Vela | 3 |
| Walker Zimmerman | 2 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
Los Angeles FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39
Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for:
Los Angeles FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
58%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
71%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 2
8.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | Los Angeles FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 8% | 89% |
| -1.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -1 | 11% | 17% | 72% |
| -0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 22% | 20% |
| +1.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +2 | 80% | 13% | 8% |
| +2.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

