Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
1 – 4
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Thu 18 Sep 2025 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Rwan Seco 37' Y
Alexandros Katranis 62' Y
Y 74' Andrew Moran
Victor Olatunji 90' R
Tyler Wolff 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at America First Field.

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

4
1
14
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC 2024-07-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Los Angeles FC H 1–4 L
14 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
24 Aug Minnesota United FC H 1–3 L
16 Aug Charlotte FC A 0–1 L
10 Aug New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
27 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Real Salt Lake A 4–1 W
14 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 4–2 W
01 Sep San Diego FC H 1–2 L
24 Aug FC Dallas A 1–1 D
16 Aug New England Revolution A 2–0 W
10 Aug Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 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' Temperatures are rising at America First Field as Real Salt Lake face off against Los Angeles FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 3' What composure from Heung-min Son! The South Korea international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 8' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker DeAndre Yedlin scoring 1 goals.
  • 13' A quiet spell here at America First Field. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 16' A stunning finish from Heung-min Son — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 26' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 37' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Rwan Seco on 37 minutes.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rwan Seco made 286 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Nkosi Burgess, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 57' Los Angeles FC 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.
  • 62' A moment of madness from Alexandros Katranis on 62 minutes earns him a card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 67' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 68' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 68 minute. Emeka Eneli leaves to be changed by Noel Caliskan.
  • 73' The whistle greets Timothy Tillman as he departs to be replaced by Andrew Moran.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Los Angeles FC player. Andrew Moran gets a card.
  • 74' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Hollingshead departs to be replaced by Artem Smoliakov.
  • 76' A goal from the USA international Zavier Gozo! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-2!
  • 78' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Braian Ojeda has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Wolff to step up.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Heung-min Son has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 83' Willy Agada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Diego Luna on 83 minute.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Yaw Yeboah comes on to replace Marky Delgado.
  • 88' What a strike from Denis Bouanga! The score is 1-4.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Ryan Raposo on, Sergi Palencia off on 89 minutes.
  • 90' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 90.
  • Real Salt Lake will have plenty to reflect on. Los Angeles FC were simply the better side today.

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

Head to Head

2025-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC 2024-07-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2025-09-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-08-24 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Minnesota United FC L 2025-08-16 Charlotte FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2025-08-10 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2025-07-27 Real Salt Lake 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Los Angeles FC Form

2025-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC W 2025-09-14 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 Los Angeles FC W 2025-09-01 Los Angeles FC 1–2 San Diego FC L 2025-08-24 FC Dallas 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2025-08-16 New England Revolution 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2025-08-10 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake26% Draw25% Los Angeles FC49%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
52%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
74%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake20% Draw42% Los Angeles FC38%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.5%
0 – 1
7%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 0
5.4%
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
3.9%
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% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 21% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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