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Major League Soccer · 2026

Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer

2–2Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC drew 2–2.

Shots
2218
Shots on target
96
Expected goals
2.82.58
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Real Salt Lake – Los Angeles FC): shots 22–18, shots on target 9–6, expected goals 2.8–2.58, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Los Angeles FC's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Los Angeles FC's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.58 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.58 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Real Salt Lake have a visible home split

moderate

Real Salt Lake's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

17.1 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots17.1 shots/match14.4 shots/match12.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots22 shots18 shotsReal Salt Lake 22 shots, Los Angeles FC 18 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots6 shotsReal Salt Lake 9 shots, Los Angeles FC 6 shots
  • Expected goals2.8 xG2.58 xGReal Salt Lake 2.8 xG, Los Angeles FC 2.58 xG
  • Possession58%42%Real Salt Lake 58%, Los Angeles FC 42%
  • Corners5 corners8 cornersReal Salt Lake 5 corners, Los Angeles FC 8 corners
  • Fouls5 fouls7 foulsReal Salt Lake 5 fouls, Los Angeles FC 7 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards0 cardsReal Salt Lake 3 cards, Los Angeles FC 0 cards
  • Passes627 passes451 passesReal Salt Lake 627 passes, Los Angeles FC 451 passes
  • Pass accuracy88.4%86.7%Real Salt Lake 88.4%, Los Angeles FC 86.7%
  • Shots inside box11 shots13 shotsReal Salt Lake 11 shots, Los Angeles FC 13 shots
  • Blocked shots7 blocks5 blocksReal Salt Lake 7 blocks, Los Angeles FC 5 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves3 saves7 savesReal Salt Lake 3 saves, Los Angeles FC 7 saves

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 14′Denis BouangaGoal · Los Angeles FC
  2. 18′Saba LobzhanidzeGoal · Real Salt Lake
  3. 30′Juan Jose AriasYellow card · Real Salt Lake
  4. 38′Son Heung-minGoal · Los Angeles FC
  5. Half-time
  6. 60′Luca MoisaYellow card · Real Salt Lake
  7. 75′Noel CaliskanGoal · Real Salt Lake
  8. 77′Colin GuskeYellow card · Real Salt Lake
  9. Full time
Player changes · 6grouped by team and minute
  • 67′Real Salt Lake · 2 player changesDeAndre Yedlin · Aiden Hezarkhani
  • 70′Real Salt Lake · 1 player changeColin Guske
  • 82′Los Angeles FC · 2 player changesArmindo Sieb · Ryan Raposo
  • 88′Real Salt Lake · 1 player changeJason Shokalook

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Real Salt Lake3-4-2-1
  1. Rafael CabralG
  2. DeAndre YedlinD
  3. Kobi HenryD
  4. Juan Jose AriasD
  5. Sam JunquaD
  6. Alexandros KatranisD
  7. Juan SanabriaM
  8. Noel CaliskanM
  9. Saba LobzhanidzeF
  10. Sergi SolansF
  11. Aiden HezarkhaniF
Los Angeles FC4-3-3
  1. Hugo LlorisG
  2. Ryan PorteousD
  3. Yevhen CheberkoD
  4. Ryan HollingsheadD
  5. Aaron LongD
  6. Eddie SeguraM
  7. Mark DelgadoM
  8. Mathieu ChoinièreM
  9. Son Heung-minF
  10. Jeremy EbobisseF
  11. Denis BouangaF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Real Salt Lake
1Draws
3Los Angeles FC
Los Angeles FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer3–1
Los Angeles FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer4–1
Real Salt Lake — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer1–4
Los Angeles FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–1
Real Salt Lake — Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer3–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Salt Lake favored in 3 of 13 directional metrics · Los Angeles FC in 5 · 5 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Salt Lake22 matchesLos Angeles FC24 matches
1.64 goals/matchGoals scored22/241.58 goals/match
1.59 goals/matchGoals allowed22/24▲ 1 goal/match
1.58 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/211.27 xG/match
14.4 shots/matchShots22/2414.3 shots/match
5.45 shots/match ▲Shots on target22/244.58 shots/match
49.5% ●Possession22/2446.9%
4.68 corners/matchCorners22/24● 6.08 corners/match
2.6 cards/matchCards5/52.4 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls22/2411 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 24home / 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: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsReal Salt LakeLos Angeles FC
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headReal Salt Lake — Los Angeles FC
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