Real Salt Lake to face LA Galaxy after shutout victory

Real Salt Lake (6-2-3, first in the Western Conference) will face off against the LA Galaxy (5-2-4, third in the Western Conference) in Carson, California on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. EDT. According to BETMGM SPORTSBOOK, the line is Los Angeles -103, Real Salt Lake +242, and the draw +273; with an over/under of 3.5 goals.

After coming off a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City, Real Salt Lake will look to continue their winning streak against the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy have a solid record in conference games at 5-2-3, with a 3-1 record in one-goal matches. Real Salt Lake is 4-1-2 against Western Conference opponents and will rely on Christian Arango, who leads the team with nine goals, to secure another win.

This will be the first meeting between the two teams this season. Dejan Joveljic has been a top performer for the Galaxy with five goals and two assists, while Riqui Puig has three goals and four assists in the last 10 games. Arango has been a standout player for Real Salt Lake with nine goals and two assists, while Andres Gomez has contributed four goals and three assists in the past 10 games.

Both teams have had strong performances in their last 10 games, with the Galaxy averaging 2.0 goals and Real Salt Lake averaging 1.8 goals. The Galaxy have suffered an injury to Dejan Joveljic and Real Salt Lake will be missing several key players including Jose Kevin Bonilla, Diego Luna, Erik Lee Holt, Pablo Ruiz, Matt Crooks, and Marcelo Silva. This story was created using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.