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

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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.

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 19 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#21	Position	#17
27	Points	34
17	Played	19
8 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
29	Scored	35
25	Conceded	19
+4	GD	+16
1.59	PPG	1.79
47%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A
Sergi Solans	6 G	3 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Los Angeles FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' The 27-year-old Jose Cifuentes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
8' Brilliant from the ! Kwadwo Opoku makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 8.
9' A goal from the Ghana international Kwadwo Opoku! He fires home on 9 to make it 0-2!
14' Jefferson Savarino is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
19' The Los Angeles FC bench stirs into life. Kellyn Acosta is withdrawn and Jose Cifuentes gets his opportunity.
24' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' Braian Ojeda is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
32' 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.
35' Brilliant from the ! Denis Bouanga makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 35.
40' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker DeAndre Yedlin scoring 1 goals.
45' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
50' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
55' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Los Angeles FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Daniel Musovski departs to be replaced by Bertin Jacquesson.
63' Carlos Gomez makes way for Anderson Julio at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ryan Hollingshead on 68 minutes.
72' Damir Kreilach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 72 minute.
73' Damir Kreilach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 73 minute.
78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Timothy Tillman, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
79' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Emeka Eneli gets a Yellow card.
80' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Stipe Biuk comes on to replace Kwadwo Opoku.
85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
87' Goal! Mateusz Bogusz scores his 21 goal in 358 matches.
88' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Ilie Sanchez by Erik Duenas on 88 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

3
Bryan Oviedo
15
Justen Glad
10
Jefferson Savarino
2
Andrew Brody
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda
4
Brayan Vera
17
Daniel Musovski ↓ Bertin Jacquesson 59'
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Damir Kreilach 73'
7
Ruiz ↓ Emeka Eneli 73'
11
Carlos Gomez ↓ Anderson Julio 63'

Bench

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
99
Denis Bouanga
11
Timothy Tillman
6
Ilie Sanchez ↓ Erik Duenas 88'
24
Ryan Hollingshead ↓ Sergi Palencia 80'
33
Aaron Long
77
John McCarthy
10
Carlos Vela ↓ Mateusz Bogusz 80'
23
Kellyn Acosta ↓ Jose Cifuentes 19'
22
Kwadwo Opoku ↓ Stipe Biuk 80'
2
Denil Maldonado

Bench

1
Eldin Jakupovic
30
Sergi Palencia ↑ 80'
19
Mateusz Bogusz ↑ 80'
20
Jose Cifuentes ↑ 19'
18
Erik Duenas ↑ 88'
17
Daniel Crisostomo
27
Nathan Ordaz
7
Stipe Biuk ↑ 80'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.12 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.88 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake23% Draw25% Los Angeles FC52%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

49%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

77%

Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake18% Draw43% Los Angeles FC39%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

1 – 3

5.9%

2 – 1

5.6%

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	46%	—	54%
+1	46%	22%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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