Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Major League Soccer

Prediction published on 01/07/2021, 06:47  by Nived | Modified on 01/07/2021 at 08:59 in Major League Soccer Predictions

Real Salt Lake lock horns with Los Angeles FC in the MLS Western Conference clash at the Rio Tinto Stadium. Both teams are within touching distance of the final playoff place in the division, with Real Salt Lake eighth and Los Angeles ninth on the points table. Real Salt Lake, who have a game in hand over Los Angeles, have lost just twice in their nine games this term. However, Freddy Juarez’s side allowed Houston Dynamo to come from behind and salvage a draw against them during their last outing. Understandably, Real Salt Lake will consider it an opportunity missed and would be raring to make amends at the earliest.

Los Angeles also head into the game on the back of a disappointing outcome in their last outing. After leading through a goal from Kim Moon-hwan against second-placed Sporting Kansas City, they were reduced to 10 men in the second half as Tristan Blackmon received marching orders. The numerical disadvantage proved to be their undoing as Sporting KC snatched maximum points through goals from Alan Pulido and Daniel Salloi. Over the years, Los Angeles have enjoyed a significant upper-hand in this fixture. In as many as eight meetings between the sides, Real Salt Lake have won just twice compared to six wins for Los Angeles. Notably, Los Angeles have also scored 19 goals in this fixture, while Real Salt Lake have managed just nine. As it stands, there is very little to separate the teams and both teams are expected to try and get the better of the other.