Football betting preview: Los Angeles FC the expected winner when Real Salt Lake pay a visit

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Mon 02.Oct
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gibbo Stadium (3000 seats)

The home side, Los Angeles FC, should be the favourites in this game, but Real Salt Lake have revealed both know-how and courage. Learn more about the game!

Insights:
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Major League Soccer
  • Real Salt Lake have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer

It's quite the trip for Real Salt Lake when visiting Angeles as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

Los Angeles FC have less rest than Real Salt Lake in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Campeones Cup game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Tigres UANL, was also a home game here at Gibbo Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Los Angeles FC form and stats

30 points is a decent return from 15 Major League Soccer games here at Gibbo Stadium for Los Angeles FC. The data says 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 186 minutes without scoring a league goal. Tillman was the last player to find the net. The Angeles goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 211 minutes without conceding a goal in the Major League Soccer.

Los Angeles FC's previous game was also a home event, the loss 0-1 versus Tigres UANL (in Campeones Cup).

A 0-0 draw away in the Major League Soccer before that, with Philadelphia Union the opponent.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Los Angeles FC as they have a new game in only three days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Minnesota United are visiting.

The Angeles manager Cherundolo has got the team scoring with 31 from 15 home games in the league.

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Real Salt Lake form and stats

As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Real Salt Lake have produced an overall stat of 6-3-5 so far. Real Salt Lake seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Salt won their last game, 2-1 versus Vancouver Whitecaps played at home. Vera was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.04. The defender Vera scored one goal and won 4 of 8 duels.

A 1-3 loss hosting Dallas before that.

Observe that 11 of this side's 13 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

Real Salt Lake have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Real Salt Lake's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Angeles have won every one of the 8 latest games against this side. Something to take note of?

Real Salt Lake - Los Angeles FC 0-3 was the score in these contenders' previous h2h fixture, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Los Angeles FCD. Bouanga
D. Bouanga
13 goals
Los Angeles FCC. Vela Garrido
C. Vela Garrido
9 goals
Real Salt LakeJ. Savarino Quintero
J. Savarino Quintero
6 goals

Los Angeles FC missing players

Real Salt Lake missing players

Los Angeles FC Real Salt Lake
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 3 14 30
12 9 3 Won W 1 6 12
9 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
9 3 1 Lost L 1 5 11
44 31 10 Scored S 3 19 42
34 15 8 Conceded C 3 21 45
83% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 87%
77% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 83%
57% 67% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 71% 73%
27% 40% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 40%
13% 20% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
50% 53% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 71% 60%
37% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 23%
30% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 21% 30%
 
5.8 6.9 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 4.5 5.6
4.9 4.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.9 3.9
2 2.1 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.6 17.1 16.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.9 15.1
5.1 6.3 6.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.9 5.9
29% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 23% 24%
 
10.3 9.2 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.3 13.6 11.7
3.7 3.4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.1 4
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Los Angeles FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Major League Soccer
  • Real Salt Lake have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Major League Soccer
  • Real Salt Lake have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saint Louis City 31 16 5 10 58 39 15 10 2 3 37 14 16 6 3 7 21 25 19 53
2 Los Angeles FC 30 12 9 9 44 34 15 9 3 3 31 15 15 3 6 6 13 19 10 45
3 Seattle Sounders 30 12 9 9 37 31 15 6 5 4 17 10 15 6 4 5 20 21 6 45
4 Houston Dynamo 30 12 7 11 42 35 15 10 3 2 31 10 15 2 4 9 11 25 7 43
5 Real Salt Lake 30 12 7 11 42 45 16 6 4 6 23 24 14 6 3 5 19 21 -3 43
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 11 9 10 49 45 14 7 4 3 29 16 16 4 5 7 20 29 4 42
7 Portland Timbers 31 11 9 11 41 48 16 9 3 4 28 19 15 2 6 7 13 29 -7 42
8 SJ Earthquakes 31 10 11 10 36 40 16 8 6 2 24 15 15 2 5 8 12 25 -4 41
9 Dallas 30 10 10 10 35 34 15 7 5 3 21 14 15 3 5 7 14 20 1 40
10 Sporting KC 31 10 8 13 41 44 16 8 2 6 27 20 15 2 6 7 14 24 -3 38
11 Minnesota United 30 9 10 11 38 40 15 3 8 4 18 17 15 6 2 7 20 23 -2 37
12 Austin 30 9 8 13 43 49 15 6 4 5 23 18 15 3 4 8 20 31 -6 35
13 LA Galaxy 29 8 10 11 42 51 14 6 4 4 25 20 15 2 6 7 17 31 -9 34
14 Colorado Rapids 30 4 11 15 23 47 15 2 8 5 12 15 15 2 3 10 11 32 -24 23

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Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.