The league standings shows that 15 points separate the pair of contenders in this Major League Soccer fixture. Los Angeles FC have both the points- and home advantage.
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (32) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (9) in Major League Soccer
It's quite the trip for Real Salt Lake when visiting Angeles as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Los Angeles FC and Real Salt Lake.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
11-2-1 is the performance here at Banc of California Stadium so far in the Major League Soccer, giving Los Angeles FC a total of 35 from their 14 games here. Outstanding results! Los Angeles FC has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Banc of California Stadium. We remember; it was SJ Earthquakes.
Angeles faced defeat in their previous match, away at Houston Dynamo (1-2). Hollingshead was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Hollingshead hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Austin.Los Angeles FC are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 8, drew 4 and lost 1.
Goals, goals, goals? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this club has had at least three goals.
The Los Angeles FC manager Cherundolo has got the team scoring with 34 from 14 home games in the league. Los Angeles FC are not conceding a lot of goals here at Banc of California Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 14 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
Real Salt Lake have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 3-5-6 (14 played).
Salt go into this game after a win, the home game against Minnesota United that ended 3-0. Savarino, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.35. Savarino scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 36 total).
Before that, Real Salt Lake travelled to Dallas and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Real Salt Lake have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. Salt's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The 5 latest meetings featuring these sides have all finished as Los Angeles FC victories. More of the same or streak broken?This was the final score when the contenders played each other previously this season; Real Salt Lake - Angeles 1-4.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Arango Duque 14 goals |  C. Vela Garrido 8 goals |   S. Córdova Lezama 8 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
Real Salt Lake missing players
| Los Angeles FC | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 18 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 57 | 34 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 38 |
| 32 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 24 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 89% |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 79% | 75% |
| 64% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 36% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 25% |
| 21% | 21% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 21% | 14% |
| 64% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 54% |
| 29% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 32% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 25% |
| 6.1 | 7.9 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.8 | 18.3 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 10 | 12 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 36% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 32% |
| 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 14.1 | 12 |
| 3.6 | 2.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
- 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Real Salt Lake have scored away.
- Los Angeles FC have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals (32) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the most points (35) at home in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the most scored goals in the second half (39) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have the the best goal difference (+25) in Major League Soccer
- Los Angeles FC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Los Angeles FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (9) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | Austin | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Minnesota United | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 44 |
| 4 | Dallas | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 43 |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 30 | -17 | 34 |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -12 | 32 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 28 | -11 | 29 |
| 13 | Sporting KC | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -18 | 29 |
| 14 | SJ Earthquakes | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -13 | 27 |
