Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

3 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 21:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Eduard Atuesta

Braian Ojeda 37' Y

Y 50' Jesus Murillo

Cristian Arango 59' Y

Y 68' Mateusz Bogusz

Braian Ojeda 85' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 20 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-02 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC 2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
25 Feb	St. Louis City	A	1–1	D
22 Feb	Internacional CF Miami	A	0–2	L
22 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
15 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
08 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–3	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
24 Feb	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
22 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
08 Oct	Austin FC	A	4–2	W
05 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	5–1	W
02 Oct	Real Salt Lake	H	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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium!
5' 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.
10' The travelling Los Angeles FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
18' The deadlock is broken! Carlos Gomez gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Diego Luna has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' It’s high time Steven Cherundolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eduard Atuesta on 35.
37' Braian Ojeda is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
41' The Colombia Carlos Gomez breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 2-0!
46' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
50' GOAL! Cristian Arango fires home to make it 3-0!
50' That is a card for Los Angeles FC. Jesus Murillo will be fuming at that decision.
55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
58' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Ilie Sanchez exits the field as Nathan Ordaz enters on 58.
59' Poor challenge from Cristian Arango. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
64' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
66' The supporters are chanting for Eddie Segura. He replaces Omar Campos on 66 minute.
68' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Mateusz Bogusz gets a card.
73' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 73 minute. Matt Crooks leaves to be changed by Pablo Ruiz.
76' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Mateusz Bogusz has done his job and it is now time for Tomas Angel to step up.
81' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Braian Ojeda on 85.
90' Anderson Julio is replacing Cristian Arango for the Real Salt Lake side.
The final score is 3-0.

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

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

2024-03-02 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2024-02-25 St. Louis City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-02-22 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-10-22 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2023-10-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City L

Los Angeles FC Form

2024-03-02 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2024-02-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-10-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2023-10-08 Austin FC 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2023-10-05 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-02 Los Angeles FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.43 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake44% Draw26% Los Angeles FC30%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

70%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

56%

Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake31% Draw44% Los Angeles FC25%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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