Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
2 – 3
Full Time
Los Angeles Galaxy
Thu 1 Jun 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium 17,762 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45' Gaston Brugman pen
Danny Musovski 51' 1–1
Pablo Ruiz 67' 2–1
2–2 72' Memo Rodriguez
2–3 74' Tyler Boyd
Carlos Gomez 54' Y
Danny Musovski 57' Y
Andrew Brody 64' Y
Y 66' Raheem Edwards
Pablo Ruiz 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
4
9
Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Los Angeles Galaxy
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-04-30 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
28 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
21 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
18 May Portland Timbers H 0–0 D
14 May Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
07 May Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
Los Angeles Galaxy
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jun Real Salt Lake A 3–2 W
28 May Charlotte FC H 0–1 L
20 May D.C. United SC A 0–3 L
17 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
15 May San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
07 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–3 L

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' Welcome to Rio Tinto Stadium that hosts another battle between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake currently sit 22 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Efrain Alvarez, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Carlos Gomez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Los Angeles Galaxy tonight.
  • 20' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact 4-4-2.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' Venezuela international Jefferson Savarino has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' It looks surprising Los Angeles Galaxy does not make any changes. Eriq Zavaleta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Gaston Brugman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Efrain Alvarez has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Boyd to step up.
  • 51' Danny Musovski has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 54' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Carlos Gomez.
  • 57' Danny Musovski is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Memo Rodriguez on, Gino Vivi off on 58 minutes.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andrew Brody.
  • 66' Raheem Edwards catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 66.
  • 67' Magnificent from Pablo Ruiz! That is 3 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' Memo Rodriguez doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 74' Tyler Boyd is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 79' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Damir Kreilach is replaced by Bertin Jacquesson.
  • 80' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Danny Musovski departs to be replaced by Anderson Julio.
  • 82' The referee has no hesitation. Pablo Ruiz is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 82.
  • 83' Pablo Ruiz picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' Los Angeles Galaxy make a change. Lucas Felipe Calegari trudges off to be replaced by Eriq Zavaleta on 84 minutes.
  • 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2022-04-30 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-05-28 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2023-05-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Portland Timbers D 2023-05-14 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2023-05-07 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-05-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2023-05-20 D.C. United SC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-05-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-05-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 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 Lake41% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy32%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

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 Lake30% Draw44% Los Angeles Galaxy26%
Actual: Los Angeles Galaxy win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
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% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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