Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sun 14.May
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium (20008 seats)

The season has been gruelling for Real Salt Lake up to now, while Los Angeles FC have won many games. Will the travellers take a new scalp at Rio Tinto Stadium?

Insights:
  • Real Salt Lake 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.

Los Angeles FC have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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 Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC.

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Real Salt Lake form and stats

Real Salt Lake have collected 7 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 2-1-2.

Gómez was the last player to score a league goal for Real Salt Lake and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Real Salt Lake haven't scored in 190 minutes. The Salt goalkeeper Zac MacMath is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 221 minutes without conceding a goal in the Major League Soccer.

Real Salt Lake are returning here after guesting Portland Timbers in a US Open Cup match and winning with a 4-3 scoreline.

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

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Major League Soccer game versus Portland Timbers in only four days. This game is also played here at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The Salt fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Real Salt Lake defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Real Salt Lake hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sporting KC, Colorado Rapids, LA Galaxy and Austin), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Los Angeles FC form and stats

1-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Los Angeles FC in their Major League Soccer matches away.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Monterey Bay in their previous outing. The US Open Cup fixture ended 2-2.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting SJ Earthquakes's place.

A new game in only four days for Angeles, the Major League Soccer home match versus Sporting KC. Busy days.

{5 goals} so far away for Los Angeles FC, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 5 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Los Angeles FC have been victorious in all of the 6 most recent games versus this opponent. Something to take note of?

Top Goalscorers

Los Angeles FCD. Bouanga
D. Bouanga
8 goals
Real Salt LakeJ. Savarino Quintero
J. Savarino Quintero
3 goals
Los Angeles FCC. Vela Garrido
C. Vela Garrido
3 goals

Real Salt Lake missing players

Los Angeles FC missing players

Real Salt Lake Los Angeles FC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 3 Played P 2 5 9
3 2 1 Won W 1 1 5
2 1 1 Drew D 1 3 3
5 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
10 7 3 Scored S 3 5 17
17 8 5 Conceded C 2 5 8
80% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 60% 78%
80% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 78%
70% 80% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 67%
40% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 20% 22%
50% 60% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 56%
20% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 44%
50% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 22%
 
5.5 6 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5 6.2
3.8 3 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 7.2 5.4
2.2 2.8 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.6 16.4 15.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 13 16.1
5.8 6.6 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 5.9
17% 21% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 21% 32%
 
13.5 12 12 Shots against (avg) S A 14 9 8.3
5.1 4.8 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3 3.2
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Los Angeles FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Los Angeles FC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 11 6 2 3 22 12 5 3 0 2 12 5 6 3 2 1 10 7 10 20
2 Seattle Sounders 11 6 2 3 18 9 6 4 1 1 11 2 5 2 1 2 7 7 9 20
3 Los Angeles FC 9 5 3 1 17 8 4 4 0 0 12 3 5 1 3 1 5 5 9 18
4 SJ Earthquakes 11 5 3 3 15 14 6 5 1 0 10 3 5 0 2 3 5 11 1 18
5 Dallas 11 4 4 3 12 11 6 3 2 1 8 5 5 1 2 2 4 6 1 16
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 3 5 2 14 9 6 3 2 1 11 5 4 0 3 1 3 4 5 14
7 Houston Dynamo 9 4 2 3 10 8 5 4 1 0 7 0 4 0 1 3 3 8 2 14
8 Minnesota United 10 3 3 4 10 11 4 0 3 1 3 4 6 3 0 3 7 7 -1 12
9 Portland Timbers 11 3 3 5 15 18 5 2 2 1 8 5 6 1 1 4 7 13 -3 12
10 Colorado Rapids 11 2 6 3 9 12 4 0 3 1 2 3 7 2 3 2 7 9 -3 12
11 Real Salt Lake 10 3 2 5 10 17 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 1 1 3 3 9 -7 11
12 Austin 10 2 4 4 10 16 5 1 3 1 6 6 5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 10
13 LA Galaxy 10 1 3 6 8 17 5 1 1 3 7 9 5 0 2 3 1 8 -9 6
14 Sporting KC 11 1 3 7 5 16 4 0 1 3 1 7 7 1 2 4 4 9 -11 6

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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.