Thursday , 1 October 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 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 27 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 St. Louis City 27 47
18 FC Dallas 27 47
19 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
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
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
#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 wait is over. Los Angeles Galaxy get us underway at .
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles Galaxy backline.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diego Polenta on 36 minutes.
  • 41' Los Angeles Galaxy 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.
  • 46' Julian Araujo, a USA defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' What a strike from Cristian Pavon! The score is 0-1.
  • 55' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Sam Johnson exits the field as Corey Baird enters on 59.
  • 60' Daniel Steres has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' Nick Rimando is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Jefferson Savarino exits the field as Sebastian Saucedo enters on 79.
  • 80' What composure from Zlatan Ibrahimovic! The Sweden international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 80' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Joe Corona trudges off to be replaced by Servando Carrasco on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Rolf Feltscher is replaced by Giancarlo Gonzalez.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Albert Rusnak.
  • 87' Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Julian Araujo is hanging Cristian Pavon on the field on 87 minute.
  • 89' Magnificent from Nedum Onuoha! That is 2 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Cristian Arango 2
Dejan Joveljic 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
1.78 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 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 Lake39% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy35%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
65%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
61%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake32% Draw42% Los Angeles Galaxy26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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