Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
1 – 4
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 7 Aug 2022 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Kellyn Acosta
Y 40' Kellyn Acosta
Y 69' Giorgio Chiellini

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
2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Los Angeles FC H 1–4 L
31 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
24 Jul FC Dallas H 0–1 L
18 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 3–0 W
13 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
10 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Real Salt Lake A 4–1 W
30 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
24 Jul Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W
18 Jul Nashville SC A 2–1 W
09 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–2 W
03 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L

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' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 9' Los Angeles FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristian Arango on 9.
  • 12' Sergio Cordova does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Kellyn Acosta makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Justen Glad has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Kellyn Acosta is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kellyn Acosta on 40 minutes.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 50' Gareth Bale has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 13 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' Cristian Arango with the second goal in the match!
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Jhegson Mendez. He replaces Jose Cifuentes on 64 minute.
  • 66' Rubio Rubin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anderson Julio on 66 minute.
  • 69' Giorgio Chiellini was booked on 69.
  • 72' Eddie Segura is ready to make an impact after coming on for Giorgio Chiellini at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 79' Diego Luna is replacing Jasper Loeffelsend for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 84' Maxime Crepeau has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Ryan Hollingshead comes on to replace Franco Escobar.
  • 87' Gareth Bale makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Los Angeles FC are in front.
  • The final score is 1-4.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2022-07-24 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas L 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC W 2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-07-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-07-18 Nashville SC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-07-09 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-07-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake25% Draw25% Los Angeles FC50%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
50%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
75%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake21% Draw43% Los Angeles FC36%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
4.8%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 14% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 21% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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