Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Match details. MLS, Regular Season - 34. Kick-off is Sun 8 Nov, 01:00 Lagos time. It is played at Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy. The referee is Joseph Dickerson.

What's at stake. Real Salt Lake are 11th on 42 points after 33 games, 1 point behind Seattle Sounders, 1 point clear of Minnesota United FC. A win would take them above Seattle Sounders. Los Angeles Galaxy are 7th on 44 points after 33 games, 3 points behind Los Angeles FC, 1 point clear of Portland Timbers. A win would take them level on points with Los Angeles FC. Real Salt Lake have nothing left to play for.

Form. Real Salt Lake have won four, drawn one and lost five of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W W D. In this competition Real Salt Lake have gone L W W W D L. Los Angeles Galaxy have won five, drawn three and lost two of their last ten, 1.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D D W L. In this competition Los Angeles Galaxy have gone W D D W L W.

The numbers. Real Salt Lake score 1.4 and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Real Salt Lake average 15.2 shots (5.6 on target), 4.9 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 50% of the ball. Los Angeles Galaxy score 2.1 and concede two a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet. Los Angeles Galaxy average 14.8 shots (6.5 on target), 4.6 corners and 1.4 cards a game, with 45% of the ball.

Head to head. In the last nine meetings Real Salt Lake have won two, drawn three and lost four. Five of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, Real Salt Lake won one and Los Angeles Galaxy won three. The last time they met, on 26 Apr 2026, it finished Real Salt Lake 1-2 Los Angeles Galaxy: Real Salt Lake had 15 shots to 16, 60% of the ball, eight yellow cards.

Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 24% against the records' 48%.

The read. No firm call: Los Angeles Galaxy are the better side, but not at this price. An open game. Los Angeles Galaxy are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Los Angeles Galaxy; the meetings favour Los Angeles Galaxy. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 66%. Five of the last nine meetings went over 2.5.

The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.13, 78% on the records (Real Salt Lake: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 5 at home; Los Angeles Galaxy: over 1.5 goals in 10 of 10). Full cover: Under 5.5 Goals at 1.14. It wins on every score where the best bet loses. Predicted score: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy (9% chance).