Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Real Salt Lake 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy: Match Report

Real Salt Lake beat Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium in the USA Major League Soccer on Sunday. Real Salt Lake led 2-1 at half-time.

Sergi Solans opened the scoring for Real Salt Lake on 10 minutes, set up by Noel Caliskan. Chadwick Zachary Booth made it 2-0 on 13 minutes. An own goal by Luc De Fougerolles pulled one back for Los Angeles Galaxy on 40 minutes.

Los Angeles Galaxy had 59% of the ball, while Real Salt Lake had 20 shots (9 on target) to Los Angeles Galaxy's 13 (0). Expected goals finished Real Salt Lake 2.92, Los Angeles Galaxy 0.96, so Real Salt Lake deserved the win.

Referee Joseph Dickerson showed 5 yellow cards.

Our tip, Over 1.5 Goals, won with 3 goals in the game.

Goals & cards

• 10' Sergi Solans Real Salt Lake · assist Noel Caliskan
• 13' Chadwick Zachary Booth Real Salt Lake
• 16' Kobi Henry Real Salt Lake · Yellow Card
• 40' Luc De Fougerolles Los Angeles Galaxy · Own Goal
• 45+3' Juan Sanabria Real Salt Lake · Yellow Card
• 55' Luc De Fougerolles Real Salt Lake · Yellow Card
• 77' Sergi Solans Real Salt Lake · Yellow Card
• 87' Carlos Emiro Garces Torres Los Angeles Galaxy · Yellow Card

Match stats

Before the match

Real Salt Lake hosted Los Angeles Galaxy in the USA Major League Soccer (matchday 34) on Sunday 8 November 2026, kick-off 01:00 WAT at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. Joseph Dickerson was the referee.

Real Salt Lake are 11th in the table with 42 points from 33 games (12-6-15), while Los Angeles Galaxy sit 7th on 44 points. Only 2 points separate them. At home Real Salt Lake have won 9 of 16; Los Angeles Galaxy have won 4 of 16 on the road.

Real Salt Lake have three wins, one draw and one defeat in their last 5 league games (D-W-W-W-L), averaging 2.0 goals scored and 1.0 conceded. Los Angeles Galaxy have two wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 5 league games (L-W-D-D-W), averaging 2.4 goals scored and 2.2 conceded.

In their last 6 meetings Real Salt Lake have won 1, Los Angeles Galaxy 3, with 2 draws and an average of 3.0 goals per game. The most recent, in April 2026, finished Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Real Salt Lake.

Real Salt Lake average 1.5 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game this season, with 4 clean sheets and 6 games without scoring, usually in a 3-4-3. Los Angeles Galaxy average 1.5 goals scored and 1.7 conceded per game this season, with 5 clean sheets and 4 games without scoring, usually in a 4-2-3-1.

Players to watch: S. Solans leads Real Salt Lake's scoring with 14 goals and 4 assists.

Line-ups: Real Salt Lake lined up in a 3-4-3, Los Angeles Galaxy in a 4-2-3-1.

Before kick-off, bookmakers made Real Salt Lake the favourites: Real Salt Lake 1.73, draw 4.00, Los Angeles Galaxy 4.33 (Bet365). Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.40 and under at 2.88. Both teams to score: yes 1.44, no 2.62.

Our prediction was Over 1.5 Goals. The two sides' season numbers point to about 3.1 goals, their last 6 meetings averaged 3.0 goals and recent form points to 3.8 goals a game.

Major League Soccer table

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Top scorers

Odds (Bet365)

Odds before kick-off.

Starting line-ups

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