Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 23 Jul 2026, 02:30 UTCFull timeBMO StadiumFull-time recap

Los Angeles FC

LLLWW

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Real Salt Lake

WLWWD

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This match

Match statistics

Metric	Los Angeles FC	Real Salt Lake
Shots	12 shots/match	28 shots/match▲
Shots on target	3 shots/match	6 shots/match▲
Expected goals	1.17 xG/match	2.56 xG/match▲
Possession	29%	71%
Corners	7 corners/match	12 corners/match
Fouls	5 fouls/match	7 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Real Salt Lake's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Lineup availability and tactical choices are not in the retained data.

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

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Real Salt Lake's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

13.9 shots/match▲ShotsLos Angeles FC · Real Salt Lake16.1 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Los Angeles FC	Real Salt Lake	Baseline
Shots	13.9 shots/match	16.1 shots/match	13 shots/match
Shots against	12.5 shots/match	12.2 shots/match	12.3 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Los Angeles FC favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Real Salt Lake in 3 · 8 too close

1.76 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 17/151.8 goals/match

1.06 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 17/151.47 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 14/12▲1.75 xG/match

1.24 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 14/121.21 xG/match

13.9 shots/matchShotsseason · 17/15▲16.1 shots/match

12.5 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 17/1512.2 shots/match

4.76 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 17/15▲5.93 shots/match

3.94 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 17/154.33 shots/match

46.4%Possessionseason · 17/1551.3%

5.82 corners/matchCornersseason · 17/154.73 corners/match

5.24 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 17/155.2 corners/match

2 cards/matchCardsseason · 3/42.75 cards/match

11.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 17/1511.9 fouls/match

—Passesseason · 0/0—

—Pass accuracyseason · 0/0—

—Shots inside boxseason · 0/0—

—Blocked shotsseason · 0/0—

—Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0—

—Offsidesseason · 0/0—

59%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 17/1513%

88%Scoring frequencyseason · 17/1587%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Los Angeles FC21.7

Real Salt Lake61.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Los Angeles FC66.1

Real Salt Lake83.9

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Los Angeles FC75

Real Salt Lake64.4

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Los Angeles FC85

Real Salt Lake91.7

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC30

Real Salt Lake54.1

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 59%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Los Angeles FC81.7

Real Salt Lake45

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Los Angeles FC62.5

Real Salt Lake69.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored5/51.6 goals/match

1.2 goals/match▲Goals allowed5/51.6 goals/match

1.74 xG/match▲Expected goals5/51.08 xG/match

15.6 shots/match▲Shots5/514.2 shots/match

4.8 shots/match▲Shots on target5/53.8 shots/match

45.8%Possession5/557.8%

7 corners/matchCorners5/55.6 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

9 fouls/matchFouls5/511.2 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches

1.5 goals/matchGoals scored10/10▲1.8 goals/match

1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed10/10▲1.5 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goals10/10▲1.62 xG/match

13.4 shots/matchShots10/10▲16 shots/match

4.5 shots/matchShots on target10/10▲6.2 shots/match

45.7%Possession10/1055%

5.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.4 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.3 fouls/matchFouls10/1012.7 fouls/match

Window

Season

17 / 15 matches

1.76 goals/matchGoals scored17/151.8 goals/match

1.06 goals/match▲Goals allowed17/151.47 goals/match

1.25 xG/matchExpected goals14/12▲1.75 xG/match

13.9 shots/matchShots17/15▲16.1 shots/match

4.76 shots/matchShots on target17/15▲5.93 shots/match

46.4%Possession17/1551.3%

5.82 corners/matchCorners17/154.73 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards3/42.75 cards/match

11.5 fouls/matchFouls17/1511.9 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

9 / 7 matches

2 goals/match▲Goals scored9/71.29 goals/match

1 goals/match▲Goals allowed9/72 goals/match

1.19 xG/matchExpected goals7/5▲1.52 xG/match

13.8 shots/matchShots9/7▲14.6 shots/match

4.44 shots/matchShots on target9/74.43 shots/match

45.1%Possession9/752.7%

6 corners/matchCorners9/75.29 corners/match

—Cards2/32.67 cards/match

12.1 fouls/matchFouls9/710.9 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4.99 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/160.3 days

1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready

Season samples17 / 15home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.

Analysis cutoff: Thu, 23 Jul 2026, 06:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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Match statistics

What the record shows

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

Values, percentiles and samples

How the teams compare

Possession control

Attacking volume

Defensive resistance

Directness proxy

Physicality

Set-piece relevance

Tempo and pressure proxy

Season, last 10 and last 5

Last 5

Last 10

Season

Home and away samples

Home team at home / away team away

Rest and recent workload

How much supports this analysis

Known unknowns

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