Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy

5 April 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Guido Gonzales Jr

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Diego Luna 21’, 26’

Match summary

Real Salt Lake won 2-0 at home to LA Galaxy. Real Salt Lake led 2-0 at half-time.

Diego Luna put Real Salt Lake ahead in the 21st minute and Luna made it 2-0 in the 26th minute.

The chances backed that up: Real Salt Lake created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots to LA Galaxy's 0.29 from 7.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
6 Shots 7
2 Shots on target 0
4 Corners 1
523 Passes 496
87.2% Pass accuracy 87.1%
14 Tackles 9
18 Fouls 10
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Real Salt Lake LA Galaxy
Kick-off
Brayan Vera
2’
Diego LunaRight foot shot1-0 (Real Salt Lake)
21’
Diego LunaLeft foot shot2-0 (Real Salt Lake)
26’
Half-time2-0
46’
Isaiah ParenteRuben Ramos
46’
Eriq ZavaletaEdwin Cerrillo
Second half underway
59’
Elijah WynderDiego Fagúndez
59’
Matheus NascimentoJoseph Paintsil
Jesus BareaDiogo Gonçalves
69’
Alexandros Katranis
70’
72’
Tucker Lepley
Dominik Marczuk
73’
75’
John NelsonJulián Aude
Tyler WolffDominik Marczuk
77’
Zavier GozoAriath Piol
77’
Sam JunquaAlexandros Katranis
84’
89’
Zanka
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.29 21’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), 1-0 21’ 26’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), 2-0 26’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.29 21’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), 1-0 Luna 21’ 26’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), 2-0 Luna 26’
Real Salt Lake 1.44 xGLA Galaxy 0.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 LA Galaxy attacking Real Salt Lake attacking 
26’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 19’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 21’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 47’ Tucker Lepley (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Tucker Lepley (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Tucker Lepley (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Ruben Ramos (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Zanka (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 26’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 19’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.46 xG, off target 21’ Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 47’ Tucker Lepley (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Tucker Lepley (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 37’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Tucker Lepley (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Diego Fagúndez (LA Galaxy), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Brayan Vera (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Ruben Ramos (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Zanka (LA Galaxy), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Real Salt Lake 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Cabral
Katranis 84’
Glad
Vera
Hidalgo
Eneli
Ojeda
Luna 2
Gonçalves 69’
Marczuk 77’
Piol 77’
LA Galaxy 4-3-3 Starting XI
McCarthy
Aude 75’
Garcés
Zanka
Miller
Paintsil 59’
Lepley
Cerrillo 46’
Fagúndez 59’
Ramos 46’
Berry

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rafael Cabral
90′ 0 0 45 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Bode Hidalgo
90′ – – – 2 2 51 2 – – –
Justen Glad
90′ 1 – – 2 1 67 1 – – –
Brayan Vera
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 75 2 – – –
Alexandros Katranis Taken off
84′ 2 – – 3 1 56 5 – 1 –
Sam Junqua Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 9 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Emeka Eneli
90′ – – 48 – 0.03 2 – 5 1 2 –
Braian Ojeda
90′ – – 55 1 0.06 4 1 8 2 2 –
Dominik Marczuk Taken off
77′ – – 20 – 0.14 – – 1 2 – –
Diego Luna
90′ 2 – 40 1 0.03 2 – 3 1 1 –
Diogo Gonçalves Taken off
69′ – – 28 1 0.04 1 1 4 1 1 –
Jesus Barea Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 7 1 0.00 – – 3 1 2 –
Tyler Wolff Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 3 – 0.00 1 – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Ariath Piol Taken off
77′ – – – – – 0.03 – 2 – 12 –
Zavier Gozo Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – 0.02 – – – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Real Salt Lake WLWLL
LA Galaxy LLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Real Salt Lake 0-1 LA Galaxy, 23 Jun 24 Next meeting: LA Galaxy 2-0 Real Salt Lake, 01 Jun 25  All Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.