Los Angeles FC vs Real Salt Lake - prediction, team news, lineups

Los Angeles FC invited Real Salt Lake to BMO Stadium connected Wednesday for a Western Conference showdown betwixt 2 of the apical 4 teams, with lone 1 constituent separating them successful the standings.

The hosts instrumentality location aft claiming their archetypal El Trafico triumph of the season, portion the visitors caput to Los Angeles aiming to amusement their beardown signifier tin construe distant from home.

Match preview

LAFC climbed to 3rd successful the Western Conference connected 27 points aft returning from the World Cup interruption with an emphatic 3-0 triumph implicit LA Galaxy connected July 17.

Mark Delgado opened the scoring successful the 26th infinitesimal erstwhile his archetypal header was blocked, the shot ricocheted backmost to his feet and helium finished with a right-footed changeable into the net.

Denis Bouanga past converted from the punishment spot successful the archetypal infinitesimal of first-half stoppage clip earlier Son Heung-min sealed the effect with a composed debased decorativeness successful the 57th infinitesimal to implicit the rout.

Scoring aboriginal has go a defining diagnostic of LAFC's campaign, and that derby triumph besides levelled the all-time El Trafico bid astatine 10 wins each aft the rivalry's 27th meeting.

The Black and Gold person kept cleanable sheets successful astir 63% of their league matches this season, highlighting the antiaircraft betterment made nether Marc Dos Santos.

LAFC person besides scored astatine slightest doubly successful two-thirds of their league fixtures, underlining an onslaught that regularly creates and converts chances.

Real Salt Lake, meanwhile, inhabit 4th spot successful the Western Conference connected 26 points, conscionable 1 down LAFC portion besides holding 2 games successful hand.

The Claret-and-Cobalt entered the World Cup interruption having recorded wins implicit Portland Timbers (2-0), Houston Dynamo (3-0) and Colorado Rapids (2-1) either broadside of a 3-1 decision to FC Dallas, reflecting an inconsistent run successful which awesome victories person often been followed by unexpected setbacks.

Real Salt Lake besides enjoyed a productive World Cup break, defeating Burnley 4-1 successful a affable connected July 16 earlier returning to competitory action.

Their distant grounds remains a concern, however, with conscionable 1 triumph from their erstwhile six MLS matches connected the road, successful opposition to their beardown performances astatine America First Field.

The caller head-to-head grounds besides favours LAFC, who won some league meetings past season, including a commanding 4-1 triumph astatine BMO Stadium wherever Bouanga scored a hat-trick.

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Team News

LAFC stay without Amin Boudri and Igor Jesus arsenic some proceed their betterment from injury.

Dos Santos is expected to instrumentality with the broadside that defeated LA Galaxy, with Yevhen Cheberko impressing connected his debut and World Cup trio Son Heung-min, Jacob Shaffelburg and Mathieu Choiniere each disposable aft returning from their post-tournament break.

Hugo Lloris should proceed betwixt the posts aft signaling 3 cleanable sheets successful his erstwhile 4 MLS appearances.

Real Salt Lake volition measure the fittingness of DeAndre Yedlin and Lukas Engel aft some picked up knocks earlier the World Cup break, though the extended lay-off has fixed the brace each accidental of being available.

Juan Manuel Sanabria is besides pushing to instrumentality aft representing Uruguay astatine the World Cup, portion Pablo Ruiz continues to negociate an ongoing genu problem.

Los Angeles FC imaginable starting lineup:

Lloris; Cheberko, Long, Porteous, Hollingshead; Segura, Choiniere, Delgado; Bouanga, Son, Shaffelburg

Real Salt Lake imaginable starting lineup:

Cabral; Yedlin, Glad, Junqua, Katranis; Caliskan, Spierings; Gozo, Luna, Solans; Guilavogui

We say: Los Angeles FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake

LAFC person returned from the World Cup interruption afloat of confidence, and their beardown location form, antiaircraft stableness and quality to onslaught aboriginal could beryllium decisive erstwhile again.

Real Salt Lake person shown capable prime to warrant their spot adjacent the apical of the conference, but their inconsistent distant grounds gives the hosts the borderline successful what should beryllium different intimately contested encounter.
 

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