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Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
6 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Thomas Zablocki
  • Referee Geoff Gamble
6 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
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 26 21

Head-to-Head

5
4
9
Real Salt Lake 18 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#27 Position #23
32 Points 36
27 Played 28
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 9 / 10
40 Scored 37
44 Conceded 44
-4 GD -7
1.19 PPG 1.29
33% Win % 32%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 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 Galaxy
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/5
31-45
6/9
46-60
4/5
61-75
2/5
76+
9/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Los Angeles Galaxy
Marco Reus 7 G 7 A
Klauss 7 G
Gabriel Pec 5 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Los Angeles Galaxy for another epic battle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles Galaxy winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Los Angeles Galaxy has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 30' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
  • 35' Los Angeles Galaxy have won 486 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' The 34-year-old Joao Plata has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 288 games and scored 427 goals.
  • 55' Los Angeles Galaxy come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stephen Sunday, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Brooks Lennon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sigi Schmid will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' Los Angeles Galaxy are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 90' 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.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sigi Schmid

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4
Albert Rusnak 4
Damir Kreilach 3
Douglas Costa 3
Diego Luna 3
Albert Rusnak 2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2

Head to Head

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

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-26 Colorado Rapids SC 0–6 Real Salt Lake W 2018-08-19 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-08-16 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-08-12 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Montreal Impact FC D 2018-08-05 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2018-09-02 Real Salt Lake 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-08-25 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2018-08-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2018-08-05 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.79 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake62% Draw19% Los Angeles Galaxy19%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.35
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

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 Lake47% Draw34% Los Angeles Galaxy19%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–2 not predicted
6 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7%
1 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.4%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 18% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 19% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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