Real Salt Lake vs 06.09.26 01:302 – 2Full Time
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Match report
Real Salt Lake fight back to draw 2-2 with Los Angeles FC
Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC shared the points in a 2-2 draw in Major League Soccer's Regular Season round 23, played at America First Field. The result offered brief respite for a home side who arrived on a five-match run without a win, while the visitors continued to occupy sixth place in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Los Angeles FC struck first when Dénis Bouanga converted an assist from Son Heung-Min in the 14th minute. Real Salt Lake responded quickly through Saba Lobzhanidze, teed up by Noel Caliskan, to level at 1-1 just four minutes later. Son Heung-Min then restored the visitors' lead in the 38th minute, finishing off a Bouanga assist to send the sides in with Los Angeles FC ahead 2-1 at the interval.
The second half went scoreless until Caliskan struck unassisted in the 75th minute to complete the fightback and fix the final score at 2-2. Real Salt Lake held the greater share of possession and forced more shots on the night, though Los Angeles FC's efficiency in front of goal proved decisive for long spells of the contest.
Dénis Bouanga scored and set up a goal for Los Angeles FC, earning the highest rating of the match at 9.12.
Real Salt Lake dominated possession with 58% of the ball but could not convert that control into a victory.
Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC drew 2–2 (half-time 1–2).
Real Salt Lake met Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 23). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 01:30 UTC at America First Field. Referee: Allen Chapman. Attendance: 21,078.
Team pages: Real Salt Lake · Los Angeles FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 14' Goal: Dénis Bouanga (assist: Son Heung-Min) — 0–1 · Watch Dénis Bouanga's goal video (14')
- 18' Goal: Saba Lobzhanidze (assist: Noel Caliskan) — 1–1 · Watch Saba Lobzhanidze's goal video (18')
- 38' Goal: Son Heung-Min (assist: Dénis Bouanga) — 1–2 · Watch Son Heung-Min's goal video (38')
- 75' Goal: Noel Caliskan — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Real Salt Lake (3-4-3)
Los Angeles FC (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Real Salt Lake 36%, the draw 29%, Los Angeles FC 35%. It finished Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC.
Anyone's game — Los Angeles FC are the stronger side on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage is not enough to separate them. The draw at 29% is up from the usual 27.2% for a gap this size, as small adjustments add up.
Why Real Salt Lake at 36%?
Home ground, against the rating. Los Angeles FC sit 148 points higher on our strength rating — 1556 to 1704. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,132 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,132 games vs 44.9% across all 99,727 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 36%?
Because Los Angeles FC are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 29% and Los Angeles FC at 35%.
Why the draw at 29%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,731. The goals environment adds 1.4 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Salt Lake are missing 3 regular starters — Stijn Spierings, Philip Quinton, Morgan Guilavogui — about 27% of their usual starting-XI weight. Our measured receipt covers one-sided absences only, and the picture here isn't one-sided — both squads are short. Real Salt Lake have played 3+ games in the last two weeks; their opponents haven't. Between equals, congested home sides won 46.9% of 2425 measured games and congested visitors 28.2% of 2478 — the cells disagree with each other and with the flat rest table, so schedule stays a watch item at 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Real Salt Lake vs Los Angeles FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Dénis Bouanga's goal against Real Salt Lake (14').
- Watch Saba Lobzhanidze's goal against Los Angeles FC (18').
- Watch Son Heung-Min's goal against Real Salt Lake (38').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC. Explore more on the Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC team pages or the Major League Soccer page.