LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake Prediction: LA Galaxy have nothing else to fight for

LA Galaxy are out of the playoff race as they are 7 points behind the playoff zone with 2 games left to play. While Real Salt Lake are currently in the playoff zone, but they need to continue winning if they must retain their place at the end of the season.

LA Galaxy are coming off a 5-2 defeat against Minnesota United and they hope to get back to winning ways in a bid to end the season with a positive record. Real Salt Lake also lost their last match against Sporting Kansas City and they are hoping to get back to winning ways to keep their place on the table.

LA Galaxy’s hopes for making the playoffs were crushed by a string of poor performances in their recent games. They are now without a win in their last 4 matches in a row, as they had 2 draws and 2 defeats in those games.

LA Galaxy were beaten 5-2 by Minnesota United away from home in their last match. Which shows just how poor the team is currently. Tyler Boyd drew them level in the 41st minute and Dejan Joveljic scored LA Galaxy’s second goal in the 82nd minute but the game ended in a defeat.

LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake played out a 5-goal thriller in their last meeting 4 months ago. LA Galaxy were behind by 3 goals until Gaston Brugman and Douglas Costa pulled 2 goals back in the 82nd and 84th minutes.

• No wins in 4 matches.
• Without a clean sheet in 7 games.
• More than 2.5 goals in 7/7 games.
• Both teams scored in 7/7 games.
• First to concede in 6/7 games.
• First half loser in 6/7 games.
• Less than 4.5 cards in 5/6 games.

Real Salt Lake don’t want to keep dropping points at this time given their current position on the table and the opponents behind them. Salt Lake have 46 points from 32 games and they are in 6th spot. Behind them are Portland Timbers and San Jose, both with 43 points from 33 matches. So, a win for Salt Lake here would mean they get to retain their spot or even better, they can leapfrog Vancouver Whitecaps and Austin FC that have 47 and 48 points respectively.

Real Salt Lake lost against Sporting Kansas City in their last game. They were 2-0 down in the first half and in the 77th minute, they conceded the third. However they were able to pull 2 goals back through Brayan Vera and Jefferson Savarino in the 81st and 89th minutes. But they ultimately lost the game 3-2 at full time.

Real Salt Lake can find some confidence in the fact that they have beaten LA Galaxy already this season. They won their last meeting 3-2 at home and Damir Kreilac scored a brace, before Jefferson Savarino scored the third in the 51st minute.

• More than 2.5 goals in 4/5 games.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 games.
• More than 4.5 cards in 5/7 games.

LA Galaxy won 9 of their 20 meetings, while Real Salt Lake won 7 and 4 matches ended in a draw.

• LA Galaxy are without a clean sheet in 5 matches.
• Real Salt Lake are without a clean sheet in 3 matches.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 matches.
• Real Salt Lake scored first in 4/5 matches.
• Less than 4.5 cards were shared in 9/10 matches.
• More than 10.5 corners were played in 5/6 matches.

Real Salt Lake are the better side based on form and qualifying for the playoffs has certainly given them lots of confidence. LA Galaxy on the other hand have nothing to fight for. But ending their losing streak will offer the fans some comfort. Both sides should come into this with a plan to win the game, but Real Salt Lake are clear favorites to get all 3 points.

• More than 9 Corners at 1.72 Odds
• Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.60 Odds
• Away Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals at 1.70 Odds