Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Real Salt Lake

2 – 2

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Thu 22 Jul 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 72' Rayan Raveloson

Y 90' Sacha Kljestan

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

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

Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-11-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-09-26 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2019-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
18 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	4–0	W
04 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	0–1	L
27 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	1–1	D
24 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
08 Jul	FC Dallas	H	3–1	W
05 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
27 Jun	San Jose Earthquakes	A	3–1	W
24 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W

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' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host Los Angeles Galaxy — let the battle begin!
5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel Steres suffering a number of foals already.
9' Albert Rusnak has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
14' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
19' With 2 assists to his name this season, Kevin Cabral is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
26' Maikel Chang Ramirez makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
31' Everton, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
33' What a strike from Victor Vazquez! The score is 2-1.
38' It looks like no one’s ball. Los Angeles Galaxy is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
43' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Los Angeles Galaxy seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Cameron Dunbar has done his job and it is now time for Ethan Zubak to step up.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles Galaxy needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' Nick DePuy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
66' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles Galaxy's shape.
71' Los Angeles Galaxy started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
72' Rayan Raveloson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
73' Nick Besler gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Anderson Julio is hanging Maikel Chang Ramirez on the field on 74 minute.
76' Victor Vazquez makes way for Adam Saldana at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles Galaxy.
77' Fresh legs for Los Angeles Galaxy! Daniel Steres comes on to replace Samuel Grandsir.
78' What a strike from Rayan Raveloson! The score is 2-2.
82' Real Salt Lake make a change. Everton trudges off to be replaced by Justin Meram on 82 minutes.
83' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 83 minute. Everton leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
88' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Rubio Rubin has done his job and it is now time for Bobby Wood to step up.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sacha Kljestan.
90' Real Salt Lake make a change. Rubio Rubin trudges off to be replaced by Bobby Wood on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy share the spoils 2-2.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
30
Marcelo Silva
22
Aaron Herrera
1
David Ochoa
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Bobby Wood 88'
6
Ruiz ↓ Nick Besler 73'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Anderson Julio 74'
4
Donny Toia
25
Everton ↓ Justin Meram 83'

Bench

7
Bobby Wood ↑ 88'
13
Nick Besler ↑ 73'
3
Ashtone Morgan
18
Zac MacMath
9
Justin Meram ↑ 83'
43
Justin Portillo
20
Erik Holt
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 74'

Coach Freddy Juarez

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-07-04 Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-06-27 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas W 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-06-27 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-06-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.5 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake38% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

65%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

62%

Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake29% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy27%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.9%

1 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.4%

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.7%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

1 – 3

3.9%

3 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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