8 November 2026, 00:00 UTC

Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer prediction & result

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Final score: Real Salt Lake 2-1 Los Angeles Galaxy.

Before kick-off the model made it 46% Real Salt Lake, 25% draw, 29% Los Angeles Galaxy — fair odds of 2.17, 4.00 and 3.45.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the exact scoreline.

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Has the model earned this number?

Real Salt Lake at 46%: of 2,957 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Sergi Solansassist: Noel Caliskan
10'
⚽Chadwick Zachary Booth
13'
Kobi Henry
16'
40'
⚽Luc De Fougerolles (OG)
Juan Sanabria
45+3'
Luc De Fougerolles
55'
🔁Chadwick Zachary Boothout: DeAndre Yedlin
58'
🔁Kobi Henryout: Justen Glad
58'
62'
🔁Pablo Ruizout: Erik Thommy
62'
🔁Hirving Lozanoout: Robert Taylor
🔁Morgan Guilavoguiout: Ariath Piol
71'
Sergi Solans
77'
83'
🔁Harbor Millerout: Kyogo Furuhashi
83'
🔁Sergi Robertoout: Lucas Felipe·Calegari
87'
Carlos Emiro Garces Torres
🔁Saba Lobjanidzeout: Alexandros Katranis
90+2'

Match stats — Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy

41%Possession59%
20Shots13
9On target0
6Corners9
2.92xG0.96

Goals against chances

Real Salt Lake2 from 2.92 xGless than the chances were worth
Los Angeles Galaxy1 from 0.96 xGabout what the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Real Salt Lake 3-4-3
  • 1Rafael CabralG
  • 44L. De FougerollesD
  • 26P. QuintonD
  • 3K. HenryD
  • 23Chadwick Zachary BoothM
  • 6S. SpieringsM
  • 92N. CaliskanM
  • 8J. SanabriaM
  • 12S. LobzhanidzeF
  • 22S. SolansF
  • 9M. GuilavoguiF
Substitutes
  • 4L. EngelD
  • 15J. GladD
  • 25Colin GuskeM
  • 39A. HezarkhaniF
  • 98A. KatránisD
  • 34L. MoisaM
  • 19A. PiolF
  • 31M. StajduharG
  • 2D. YedlinD
Coach: P. Mastroeni
Los Angeles Galaxy 4-2-3-1
  • 12J. MarcinkowskiG
  • 26Harbor MillerD
  • 25C. GarcésD
  • 15J. HaakD
  • 14J. NelsonD
  • 17P. RuizM
  • 6Sergi RobertoM
  • 11H. LozanoM
  • 18M. ReusM
  • 28J. PaintsilM
  • 99KlaussF
Substitutes
  • 22E. WynderM
  • 27E. ThommyM
  • 21R. TaylorF
  • 8L. SanabriaM
  • 1N. MićovićG
  • 2CalegariD
  • 5J. GlesnesD
  • 7K. FuruhashiF
  • 3J. AudeD
Coach: Greg Vanney

Form going into Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy

Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer

  • L1-2away to San Jose Earthquakes31 October 2026
  • W2-1away to Austin29 October 2026
  • W3-0St. Louis City25 October 2026
  • W3-1away to Sporting Kansas City18 October 2026

Los Angeles Galaxy

Major League Soccer

  • W4-1Austin31 October 2026
  • D2-2away to Los Angeles FC26 October 2026
  • D2-2San Diego18 October 2026
  • W2-0Portland Timbers15 October 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Major League Soccer table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
9Real Salt Lake34136155352+145
11Los Angeles Galaxy341111125057-744

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles Galaxy

  • 26 April 2026Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
  • 13 February 2026Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Real Salt LakeFriendlies Clubs
  • 1 June 2025Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
  • 5 April 2025Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
  • 23 June 2024Real Salt Lake 0–1 Los Angeles GalaxyMajor League Soccer
  • 12 May 2024Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Leading scorers: Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy

Real Salt Lake

GoalsAssists

  • S. Solans154

Los Angeles Galaxy

No player in Major League Soccer's leading scorers — 50 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Real Salt Lake beat Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1. That was the exact score the model named before kick-off, with a win for Real Salt Lake at 46%. The goals: Sergi Solans 10' for Real Salt Lake, Chadwick Zachary Booth 13' for Real Salt Lake, Luc De Fougerolles (own goal) 40' for Los Angeles Galaxy. On expected goals it finished 2.92–0.96.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Real Salt Lake a 53.8% chance to finish in the top nine: 96.5% after a win, 24.7% after a draw, 0.0% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 96.5%, 42.7 points higher than before the match.

For Los Angeles Galaxy the question was the chance to finish in the top nine, 61.4% going in: 100.0% after a win, 96.4% after a draw, 24.2% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 24.2%, 37.2 points lower than before the match.

Read from our Major League Soccer season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Real Salt Lake v Los Angeles Galaxy has moved

First published on 25 Oct at 48% / 25% / 27% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 3 updates, it read 46% / 25% / 29%: the biggest move is Real Salt Lake's chance of winning, down 2 points.

  1. Real Salt Lake win46%▼ −2
  2. Draw25%=
  3. Los Angeles Galaxy win29%▲ +2

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.