Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
1 – 2
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Thu 26 Sep 2019 · 01:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 36' Diego Polenta
Y 60' Daniel Steres
Albert Rusnak 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

5
4
9
Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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
26 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 L
21 Sep New England Revolution A 0–0 D
15 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–3 L
12 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 W
01 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
25 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
22 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 2–1 W
16 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 7–2 W
12 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–2 L
01 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 3–4 L
26 Aug Los Angeles FC A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Los Angeles Galaxy
#18 Position #24
26 Points 20
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5
26 Scored 22
19 Conceded 22
+7 GD +0
1.86 PPG 1.33
57% Win % 33%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/5
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at . Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' USA international Justen Glad has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' Diego Polenta is having his name booked by the referee on 36.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Cristian Pavon doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 55' 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.
  • 59' Corey Baird is replacing Sam Johnson for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Daniel Steres. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jefferson Savarino is replaced by Sebastian Saucedo on 79 minute.
  • 80' What composure from Zlatan Ibrahimovic! The Sweden international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 80' Servando Carrasco is replacing Joe Corona for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
  • 81' Giancarlo Gonzalez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rolf Feltscher at the 81 minute mark.
  • 82' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 87' Cristian Pavon makes way for Julian Araujo at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 89' Nedum Onuoha has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guillermo Schelotto

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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

2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-21 New England Revolution 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-09-12 Real Salt Lake 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-08-25 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2019-09-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-08-26 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.9 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake42% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy32%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
67%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
58%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake34% Draw41% Los Angeles Galaxy25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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