Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 9' Albert Rusnak is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 14' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Ruiz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Freddy Juarez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Goal! Maikel Chang Ramirez scores his 4 goal in 280 matches.
  • 31' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 33' A goal from the Spain international Victor Vazquez! He fires home on 33 to make it 2-1!
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A change in the Los Angeles Galaxy ranks — Cameron Dunbar exits the field as Ethan Zubak enters on 46.
  • 51' Damir Kreilach has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' Julian Araujo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick DePuy, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' Rayan Raveloson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Ruiz is replaced by Nick Besler on 73 minute.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang Ramirez is replaced by Anderson Julio.
  • 76' The Los Angeles Galaxy bench stirs into life. Victor Vazquez is withdrawn and Adam Saldana gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Samuel Grandsir trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Steres on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Rayan Raveloson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
  • 82' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Justin Meram is hanging Everton on the field on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 83 minute. Everton leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Rubio Rubin as he leaves the pitch. Bobby Wood steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Sacha Kljestan is booked for Los Angeles Galaxy — Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Bobby Wood is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rubio Rubin at the 90 minute mark.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Damir Kreilach 5
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 4
Albert Rusnak 4
Douglas Costa 3
Diego Luna 3
Damir Kreilach 3
Cristian Pavon 2
Gabriel Pec 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.68 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake41% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
68%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
59%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake32% Draw43% Los Angeles Galaxy25%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
6.1%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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