Saturday , 3 October 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
0 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sun 14 May 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 8' Kwadwo Opoku
0–2 35' Denis Bouanga
0–3 87' Mateusz Bogusz pen
Braian Ojeda 27' Y
Y 68' Ryan Hollingshead
Emeka Eneli 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Seattle Sounders FC 27 38
23 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
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 27 21

Head-to-Head

4
2
14
Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
07 May Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
30 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 0–0 D
23 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
16 Apr FC Dallas A 1–2 L
09 Apr Charlotte FC H 3–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Real Salt Lake A 3–0 W
06 May San Jose Earthquakes A 1–2 L
23 Apr Nashville SC A 1–1 D
16 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–2 W
08 Apr Austin FC H 3–0 W
02 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D

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)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
46% Clean Sheets
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' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 8' GOAL! Kwadwo Opoku fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kwadwo Opoku makes it 0-2.
  • 14' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Kellyn Acosta departs to be replaced by Jose Cifuentes.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 32' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Magnificent from Denis Bouanga! That is 120 goals in 340 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 40' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked 5 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' Real Salt Lake 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.
  • 59' Bertin Jacquesson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Musovski on 59 minute.
  • 63' The whistle greets Carlos Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Anderson Julio.
  • 68' A moment of madness from Ryan Hollingshead on 68 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Los Angeles FC will be frustrated.
  • 72' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 72 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Damir Kreilach.
  • 73' Damir Kreilach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 73 minute.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 79' A meaty challenge results in booking for Emeka Eneli on 79.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Stipe Biuk on, Kwadwo Opoku off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 87' GOAL! Mateusz Bogusz scores on 87.
  • 88' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 88 minute. Ilie Sanchez leaves to be changed by Erik Duenas.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Los Angeles FC take all three points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2022-09-05 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-04-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Charlotte FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC W 2023-05-06 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2023-04-23 Nashville SC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-04-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Los Angeles FC W 2023-04-08 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2023-04-02 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.82 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake23% Draw26% Los Angeles FC51%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
49%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
77%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake18% Draw44% Los Angeles FC38%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.3%
0 – 2
9%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 0
5.1%
2 – 3
3.2%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 23% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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