Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC

18 September 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Armando Villarrea

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–2

  • Z. Gozo 76’
  • S. Heung-min 3’, 16’, 82’
  • D. Bouanga 88’

Match summary

Los Angeles FC won comfortably, 4-1 away at Real Salt Lake. Los Angeles FC led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, S. Heung-min put Los Angeles FC ahead in the 3rd minute and Heung-min made it 0-2 in the 16th minute. In the second half, Z. Gozo pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 76th minute, Heung-min made it 1-3 in the 82nd minute, and D. Bouanga made it 1-4 in the 88th minute.

Real Salt Lake can feel hard done by, creating 3.02 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Los Angeles FC's 2.43 from 9. Rwan Cruz hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake had a player sent off.

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
21 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 6
12 Corners 2
503 Passes 368
86.1% Pass accuracy 80.7%
11 Tackles 18
15 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 1
1 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Real Salt Lake Los Angeles FC
Kick-off
3’
S. Heung-minRight foot shot0-1 (Los Angeles FC)
B. OjedaShot on target
15’
16’
S. Heung-minRight foot shot0-2 (Los Angeles FC)
V. OlatunjiShot on target
20’
Rwan Cruz
37’
V. OlatunjiShot on target
43’
Half-time0-2
B. OjedaShot on target
46’
Second half underway
Rwan CruzMissed penaltypost
56’
A. Katranis
62’
63’
Shot on target
S. JunquaB. Vera
68’
J. RussellRwan Cruz
68’
N. CaliskanE. Eneli
68’
74’
A. Moran
74’
A. SmoliakovR. Hollingshead
74’
A. MoranT. Tillman
Z. GozoRight foot shot1-2 (Real Salt Lake)
76’
T. WolffB. Ojeda
78’
82’
S. Heung-minLeft foot shot1-3 (Los Angeles FC)
W. AgadaD. Luna
83’
86’
D. M. MoralesS. Heung-min
86’
Y. YeboahM. Delgado
88’
D. BouangaRight foot shot1-4 (Los Angeles FC)
V. OlatunjiVAR: Card upgraded
90’
90’
R. RaposoS. Palencia
V. Olatunji
90+3’
90+5’
A. MoranShot on target
T. Wolff
90+6’
Full-time1-4

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.02 2.43 3’ S. Heung-min (Los Angeles FC), 0-1 3’ 16’ S. Heung-min (Los Angeles FC), 0-2 16’ 76’ Z. Gozo (Real Salt Lake), 1-2 76’ 82’ S. Heung-min (Los Angeles FC), 1-3 82’ 88’ D. Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), 1-4 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.02 2.43 3’ S. Heung-min (Los Angeles FC), 0-1 Heung-min 3’ 16’ S. Heung-min (Los Angeles FC), 0-2 Heung-min 16’ 76’ Z. Gozo (Real Salt Lake), 1-2 Gozo 76’ 82’ S. Heung-min (Los Angeles FC), 1-3 Heung-min 82’ 88’ D. Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), 1-4 Bouanga 88’
Real Salt Lake 3.02 xGLos Angeles FC 2.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Los Angeles FC attacking Real Salt Lake attacking 
82’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 56’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ D. Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 18’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 3’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 2’ D. Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 26’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 43’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.29 xG, saved 18’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 15’ B. Ojeda (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 30’ D. Luna (Real Salt Lake), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ A. Moran (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Z. Gozo (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 55’ D. Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Z. Gozo (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ N. Tafari (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ N. Caliskan (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 27’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ B. Vera (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ B. Ojeda (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ J. Russell (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ D. Yedlin (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ S. Junqua (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ A. Katranis (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.91 xG, goal 56’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), penalty, 0.79 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ D. Bouanga (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 18’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.52 xG, off target 3’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 2’ D. Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 26’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.28 xG, blocked 43’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.29 xG, saved 18’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 15’ B. Ojeda (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 30’ D. Luna (Real Salt Lake), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+5’ A. Moran (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 46’ Rwan Cruz (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Z. Gozo (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 57’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Z. Gozo (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ D. Luna (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ N. Tafari (Los Angeles FC), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ N. Caliskan (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Unknown (Los Angeles FC), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 27’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ B. Ojeda (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ B. Vera (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ J. Russell (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ D. Yedlin (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ V. Olatunji (Real Salt Lake), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ S. Junqua (Real Salt Lake), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ A. Katranis (Real Salt Lake), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Real Salt Lake 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cabral
Yedlin
Glad
Vera 68’
Katranis
Gozo
Eneli 68’
Ojeda 78’
Luna 83’
Cruz 68’
Olatunji
Los Angeles FC 3-4-3 Starting XI
Lloris
Porteous
Tafari
Segura
Palencia 90’
Choinière
Delgado 86’
Hollingshead 74’
Tillman 74’
Son
Bouanga

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Rafael Cabral
90′ 2 4 20 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
D. Yedlin
90′ 2 – – 4 2 78 – – – –
J. Glad
90′ 1 1 – 4 3 90 1 – – –
B. Vera Taken off
68′ 2 – – 3 – 42 – – – –
A. Katranis
90′ 1 – – 4 – 47 2 – – –
S. Junqua Came on as a substitute
22′ 1 – – 2 1 23 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Z. Gozo
90′ 1 – 23 1 0.01 – 1 4 1 – –
E. Eneli Taken off
68′ – – 36 – 0.06 2 – 3 1 1 –
B. Ojeda Taken off
78′ – – 37 3 0.89 – – 3 1 1 –
D. Luna Taken off
83′ – – 50 2 0.34 – – 4 – 3 –
N. Caliskan Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 19 – 0.01 – – 1 – 1 –
T. Wolff Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 5 1 0.03 – – – 1 – –
W. Agada Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – – – 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Rwan Cruz Taken off
68′ – – 4 – 1.20 0.01 – 4 1 17 –
V. Olatunji
90′ – – 4 2 0.86 0.03 1 5 2 10 –
J. Russell Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 – 0.03 0.04 – – – 6 –
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 WLLLW
Los Angeles FC DWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Los Angeles FC 1-1 Real Salt Lake, 18 Jul 24 Next meeting: Los Angeles FC 4-1 Real Salt Lake, 22 Sep 25  All Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC 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.