Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
#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' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven Cherundolo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 9' Goal! Cristian Arango scores his 73 goal in 172 matches.
  • 12' A stunning finish from Sergio Cordova — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 17' A stunning finish from Kellyn Acosta — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 22' Ruiz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 27' Los Angeles FC is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 37' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 39' Kellyn Acosta picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' Controversy at the stadium! Kellyn Acosta argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' The 26-year-old Brian Rodriguez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Jhegson Mendez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' With 1 assists to his name this season, Jefferson Savarino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
  • 60' What a moment for Cristian Arango! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 64' Jhegson Mendez gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Jose Cifuentes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Anderson Julio has done his job and it is now time for Rubio Rubin to step up.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Giorgio Chiellini as he leaves the pitch. Eddie Segura steps in for Los Angeles FC.
  • 77' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Jasper Loeffelsend as he leaves the pitch. Diego Luna steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 85' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Franco Escobar has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Hollingshead to step up.
  • 87' Gareth Bale doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC share the spoils 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
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

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
1.19 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake23% Draw24% Los Angeles FC53%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
47%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
77%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake19% Draw43% Los Angeles FC38%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
6.2%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 22% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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