LAFC vs. Real Salt Lake Prediction, Preview, Odds - 9/12/21
LAFC will be going for their second consecutive win when they face Real Salt Lake on Sunday night. LAFC is coming off a 4-0 win over Real Kansas Coty. Real Salt Lake is coming off a 3-2 win over FC Dallas.
LAFC is 7-0-2 in its last nine games against Real Salt Lake.
LAFC Trying To Move Into Playoff Spot
LAFC snapped their eight-game winless streak with a win over Kansas City in their last game. They are three points behind Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference standings and will try to move into the seventh spot in the conference with a win on Sunday night.
LAFC has played well offensively, scoring 32 goals in 22 games. They scored four goals in their last game, with eight of their 15 shots on target.
Mamadou Fall scored a brace for LAFC, while Cristian Arango and Eduard Atuesta scored a goal apiece.
LAFC hasn’t been as good defensively, giving up 31 goals so far. They didn’t give up a goal in their last game and will need another solid defensive effort if they want to get the win.
Real Salt Lake Trying To Snap Four-Game Road Losing Streak
Real Salt Lake snapped their two-game losing streak with a win over Dallas in their last game. They will be trying to snap their four-game road losing streak with a win over LAFC, which will give them their second win in a row.
Real Salt Lake has played well offensively, scoring 34 goals in 22 games. They scored three goals in their last game, with 12 of their 25 shots on target.
Justen Glad, Jonathan Menéndez, and Albert Rusnák did the scoring for Real Salt Lake, while Aaron Herrera and Aaron Herrera picked up an assist.
Real Salt Lake has also played well defensively, giving up 29 goals so far. They gave up two goals in their last game and will need to play better if they want to win this game.
Side: LAFC -1
Real Salt Lake has lost their last four road games and the team has only two wins in 10 road games. Even though they have played well offensively in recent games, they’ve scored only four goals in their last five road games and will struggle offensively in this game. LAFC has been on a roll offensively, scoring eight goals in their last three games. They scored at least two goals in their last five home games and won’t have trouble scoring against Salt Lake, which gave up nine goals in their last three road games, so go with LAFC to get the win here.
Total: Under 3
LAFC is averaging 1.45 goals per game and 1.91 goals per game at home. They averaged two goals per game in their last three games against Real Salt Lake. With Salt Lake giving up 1.31 goals per game, LAFC will hit their average in this game. Real Salt Lake is averaging 1.54 goals per game and 1.4 goals per game on the road. They averaged 0.66 goals per game in their last three games against LAFC. With LAFC giving up 1.41 goals per game at home, Real Salt Lake will score enough goals to push the score over the total. LAFC and Real Salt Lake played over the total in six of their last nine meetings.