Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC

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🕒 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Armando Villarrea 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Real Salt Lake 20 · Los Angeles FC 6
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.71 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.71
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 21%
Draws 29%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (21-9).
  • Real Salt Lake controlled possession (59%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Real Salt Lake (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-1-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 21
Avg: 1.35 / 1.24

Points

28
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Los Angeles FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

40 / 30
Avg: 2.11 / 1.58

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.65
PPG
1.53
1.35
GF
2.11
1.24
GA
1.58
47%
O2.5
65%
47%
BTTS
65%
59%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Real Salt Lake rank20th
Los Angeles FC rank6th
Real Salt Lake points41
Los Angeles FC points60
Real Salt Lake: #20 · 41 pts · GD -11
24 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Los Angeles FC: #6 · 60 pts · GD +25
5 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Salt Lake last 5 home

W W L W L
Points9/15
Weighted index73
Goals8-9
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Los Angeles FC last 5 away

D L W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index51
Goals13-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Los Angeles FC trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.559%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Real Salt Lake score at home76%
Real Salt Lake clean sheet at home35%
Los Angeles FC score away88%
Los Angeles FC clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Real Salt Lake score first59%
Real Salt Lake win after scoring first70%
Los Angeles FC score first53%
Los Angeles FC win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Salt Lake 33% · Los Angeles FC 50%
Avg first goal minute: Real Salt Lake 24.0' · Los Angeles FC 20.7'

Vs league average

Real Salt Lake score at home1.35 vs 1.64
Real Salt Lake concede at home1.24 vs 1.36
Los Angeles FC score away2.11 vs 1.36
Los Angeles FC concede away1.58 vs 1.64
Real Salt Lake score 17% below league average, while Los Angeles FC score 55% above league average.
Defensive side: Real Salt Lake are 9% below league average at home, and Los Angeles FC are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Salt Lake goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
31-45 5
0-15 4
61-75 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 1

Los Angeles FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
31-45 9
0-15 8
16-30 4
46-60 4
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
31-45 3
46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
6
Total Shots
21
9
Shots off Goal
9
2
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
15
7
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
12
2
Fouls
15
13
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
503
368
Passes Accurate
433
297
Passes %
86%
81%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
3'
3' Goal · 0-1
Son Heung-Min
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Tillman
16'
16' Goal · 0-2
Son Heung-Min
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Hollingshead
37'
37' Rwan Cruz
62'
62' A. Katránis
68'
68' B. Vera
1st substitution · For: S. Junqua
68'
68' Rwan Cruz
2nd substitution · For: J. Russell
68'
68' E. Eneli
3rd substitution · For: N. Caliskan
74'
74' A. Moran
74'
74' R. Hollingshead
1st substitution · For: A. Smolyakov
74'
74' T. Tillman
2nd substitution · For: A. Moran
76'
76' Goal · 1-2
Z. Gozo
Normal Goal
78'
78' B. Ojeda
4th substitution · For: T. Wolff
82'
82' Goal · 1-3
Son Heung-Min
Normal Goal
83'
83' D. Luna
5th substitution · For: W. Agada
86'
86' M. Delgado
3rd substitution · For: Y. Yeboah
86'
86' Son Heung-Min
4th substitution · For: D. Martínez
88'
88' Goal · 1-4
D. Bouanga
Normal Goal
89'
89' Sergi Palencia
5th substitution · For: R. Raposo
90+3'
90+3' V. Olatunji
90+3'
90+3' 📺 VAR
V. Olatunji
Card upgrade
90+6'
90+6' T. Wolff

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 4-1 on Thursday, 18 September 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Armando Villarrea.

First half: Los Angeles FC took an early lead at 3' when Son Heung-Min scored, with the assist credited to T. Tillman, making the score 0-1. Los Angeles FC extended the lead at 16' when Son Heung-Min scored, with the assist credited to R. Hollingshead, making the score 0-2. Rwan Cruz received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 37'.

Second half: A. Katránis received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 62'. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 68', with B. Vera replacing S. Junqua. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Rwan Cruz replacing J. Russell. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 68', with E. Eneli replacing N. Caliskan. A. Moran received a yellow card for Los Angeles FC at 74'. Los Angeles FC made their 1st substitution at 74', with R. Hollingshead replacing A. Smolyakov. Los Angeles FC made their 2nd substitution at 74', with T. Tillman replacing A. Moran. Real Salt Lake reduced the deficit at 76' when Z. Gozo scored, making the score 1-2. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 78', with B. Ojeda replacing T. Wolff. Los Angeles FC extended the lead at 82' when Son Heung-Min scored, making the score 1-3. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 83', with D. Luna replacing W. Agada. Los Angeles FC made their 3rd substitution at 86', with M. Delgado replacing Y. Yeboah. Los Angeles FC made their 4th substitution at 86', with Son Heung-Min replacing D. Martínez. Los Angeles FC extended the lead at 88' when D. Bouanga scored, making the score 1-4. Los Angeles FC made their 5th substitution at 89', with Sergi Palencia replacing R. Raposo. V. Olatunji received a red card for Real Salt Lake at 90+3'. VAR intervened at 90+3' for Real Salt Lake (Card upgrade). T. Wolff received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 90+6'.

Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions while Los Angeles FC used 5 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Los Angeles FC got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (21-9).
  • Real Salt Lake controlled possession (59%).
  • Physical contest: 4 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins14
Over 2.5 Goals13 (68.4%)
BTTS11 (57.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals7 (77.8%)
BTTS4 (44.4%)

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC Head-to-Head History by Season