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Real Salt Lake

2–2

xG 2.83–2.62

Los Angeles FC

America First Field

Sandy · Sat 5 Sept, 19:30 MT · Major League Soccer · Cap 20,213

xVerdict

Tight on both the score and the chances. The open-play gap sat with RSL. LAF missed 4 big chances.

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
Chance quality was even.
xAnalysis

Open play split 2.20–1.52.

RSLLAF
2.20Open play1.52
0.62Set play1.10
0.09Free kicks0.00
0.53Corners1.10
Shot profileFact
LAF got into good areas and missed them, 4 of 5 big chances.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 22–17.

RSLLAF

Shots

22 – 17

xG / shot

0.13 – 0.15

On target

9 – 5

Inside box

11 – 12

Outside box

11 – 5

Blocked

7 – 5

Woodwork

0 – 0

Big chances

4 – 5

Big missed

2 – 4

KeeperFact
LAF's keeper did more against the model.
xAnalysis

xG prevented finished 0.13–1.98.

RSL

0.13

xG prevented

LAF

1.98

xG prevented

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
LAF scored early.
xAnalysis

The first arrived in the 14', and they scored again.

First half

  • 14'Denis Bouanga scores (right foot shot, Heung-min Son ).
  • 18'Saba Lobjanidze scores (right foot shot, Noel Caliskan).
  • 30'Yellow, Juan Jose Arias (Foul).
  • 38'Heung-min Son  scores (left foot shot, Denis Bouanga).

Second half

  • 60'Yellow, Luca Moisa (Foul).
  • 67'Aiden Hezarkhani on, Saba Lobjanidze off.
  • 67'DeAndre Yedlin on, Juan Jose Arias off.
  • 70'Colin Guske on, Luca Moisa off.
  • 75'Noel Caliskan scores (left foot shot).
  • 77'Yellow, Colin Guske (Foul).
  • 82'Ryan Raposo on, Jacob Shaffelburg off.
  • 82'Armindo Sieb on, Tyler Boyd off.
  • 88'Jason Shokalook on, Sergi Solans off.
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 3-4-3 vs 3-4-2-1Fact
LAF left their usual shape for a back three and a front three.
xAnalysis

RSL stayed in theirs.

RSL · 3-4-3LAF · 3-4-2-1

14810122122263492989917818192324336691CabralEngelSanabriaLunaLobjanidzeAriasSolansQuintonMoisaCaliskanKatranisBouangaLlorisSonDelgadoShaffelburgBoydCheberkoHollingsheadLongChoinièreTafari
Player ratingsFact
Bouanga led the card.
xAnalysis

The mark was 9.2, and the two XIs rated close.

RSL

92Noel CaliskanMF908.40
10Diego LunaFW907.95
2DeAndre YedlinDF237.50
4Lukas EngelDF907.43
8Juan Manuel SanabriaMF907.32
12Saba LobjanidzeFW677.11
26Philip QuintonDF906.80
25Colin GuskeMF206.61
39Aiden HezarkhaniFW236.61
22Sergi SolansFW886.61
13Jason ShokalookFW26.61
98Alexandros KatranisMF906.51
34Luca MoisaMF706.41
21Juan Jose AriasDF676.40
1Rafael CabralGK906.30

LAF

99Denis BouangaFW909.28
7Heung-min SonFW908.32
1Hugo LlorisGK907.60
91Nkosi TafariDF907.30
24Ryan HollingsheadMF907.21
66Mathieu ChoinièreMF907.00
8Mark DelgadoMF907.01
18Jacob ShaffelburgMF826.71
23Yevgen CheberkoDF906.60
21Ryan RaposoMF86.61
19Tyler BoydFW826.53
9Armindo SiebFW86.50
33Aaron LongDF906.10
Missing playersFact
Both sides were missing players.
xAnalysis

The count was 3–1.

RSL

  • Justen GladUnavailable
  • Ariath PiolUnavailable
  • Emeka EneliUnavailable

LAF

  • Igor JesusUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
Pressure stayed shared.
xAnalysis

Neither side pulled the minute series far off centre.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
Territory was shared.
xAnalysis

RSL attacked down their left.

RSL thirdMiddleLAF third
27%41%32%
RSLLAF
Match statsFact
RSL had more of the ball.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 58%–42%.

RSLLAF

Possession

58% – 42%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

629 – 452

Lge 467.8

Corners

5 – 8

Lge 5.0

Tackles

11 – 12

Lge 15.0

npxG

2.83 – 2.62