Match Report
In the standings it was Real Salt Lake 10th on 29 points, Los Angeles FC 3rd on 37 — separated by 8. On recent form Los Angeles FC sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Real Salt Lake 1.64 scored and 1.59 conceded per game, Los Angeles FC 1.58 and 1, with the league averaging 1.6.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Real Salt Lake. A win had eluded Los Angeles FC for 5 matches.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Real Salt Lake have 2 wins to Los Angeles FC's 5, with 1 draw, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
America First Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,213. With 57 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, A. Chapman was the man in the middle. Los Angeles FC led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Real Salt Lake: Saba Lobjanidze (18'), Noel Caliskan (75') · Los Angeles FC: Denis Bouanga (14'), Heung-min Son (38')
Key stats
Possession: Real Salt Lake 58% · Los Angeles FC 42% · Total shots: 22-17 · On target: 9-5 · Corners: 5-8