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

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Thu 30 Sep 2021 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 46' Nick DePuy

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

5
4
9
Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
26 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–6 L
19 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 4–3 W
13 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L
05 Sep FC Dallas H 3–2 W
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
27 Sep Austin FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep Minnesota United FC A 0–3 L
16 Sep Houston Dynamo H 1–1 D
11 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
28 Aug Los Angeles FC A 3–3 D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Los Angeles Galaxy
#21 Position #27
27 Points 22
17 Played 19
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 7 / 7
29 Scored 24
25 Conceded 29
+4 GD -5
1.59 PPG 1.16
47% Win % 26%

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
20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Los Angeles Galaxy
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/8
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/4
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, Los Angeles Galaxy does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 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' 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 Sebastian Lletget suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Los Angeles Galaxy are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Damir Kreilach is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Greg Vanney might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Damir Kreilach — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' A goal from the Croatia international Damir Kreilach! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-0!
  • 46' Nick DePuy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rayan Raveloson made 445 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Albert Rusnak is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 61' Jonathan dos Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Los Angeles Galaxy team. Sebastian Lletget is replaced by Dejan Joveljic on 64 minute.
  • 65' The Los Angeles Galaxy manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Lletget departs to be replaced by Dejan Joveljic.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake 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.
  • 75' The travelling Los Angeles Galaxy supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 76' Javier Hernandez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Justin Meram. He replaces Aaron Herrera on 77 minute.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Aaron Herrera as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Brody steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 79' Real Salt Lake make a change. Aaron Herrera trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Brody on 79 minutes.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Samuel Grandsir as he leaves the pitch. Victor Vazquez steps in for Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 84' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 84 minute. Ruiz leaves to be changed by Nick Besler.
  • 88' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Efrain Alvarez trudges off to be replaced by Sacha Kljestan on 88 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

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

2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-09-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-09-19 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2021-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2021-09-11 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-08-28 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Los Angeles Galaxy xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56% + Real Salt Lake to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake55% Draw24% Los Angeles Galaxy21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
79%
Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy
45%
Real Salt Lake or Los Angeles Galaxy
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake39% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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