Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Real Salt Lake

6 – 2

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Los Angeles Galaxy

Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee M. de Oliveira
Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Geoff Gamble

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.8 goals/game

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 19 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2018-06-10 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	6–2	W
26 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	6–0	W
19 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
16 Aug	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
12 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–1	D
05 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–6	L
25 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
18 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–5	L
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–2	D
12 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–2	D
05 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Los Angeles Galaxy
#24	Position	#26
45	Points	44
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
53	Scored	50
52	Conceded	57
+1	GD	-7
1.32	PPG	1.29
38%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 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 Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Los Angeles Galaxy. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Servando Carrasco, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' 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.
35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
40' Damir Kreilach has been relatively quiet despite scoring 67 goals in his last 300 appearances.
45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jefferson Savarino made 300 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' Los Angeles Galaxy is showing some good football. However, Los Angeles Galaxy are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
80' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
90' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 6-2.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

25
Rolf Feltscher
9
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
16
Jorgen Skjelvik
2
Perry Kitchen ↓ Giovani dos Santos 70'
8
Jonathan dos Santos
3
Ashley Cole C
11
Ola Kamara
1
David Bingham
14
Servando Carrasco ↓ Sebastian Lletget 55'
4
David Romney
28
Mickael Ciani ↓ Romain Alessandrini 62'

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Damir Kreilach	5
Albert Rusnak	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Douglas Costa	3
Diego Luna	3
Damir Kreilach	3
Anderson Julio	2
Marco Reus	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.89 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake62% Draw19% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

81%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

38%

Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake48% Draw33% Los Angeles Galaxy19%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted

6 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

1 – 1

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

5.1%

2 – 0

3 – 0

4.6%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 2

4 – 0

3.3%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	18%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	19%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	10%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Clean Sheet