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Galaxy, Real Salt Lake Clash, Dealing with Crowded Schedule
Real Salt Lake brings a 4-1-1 conference record against a Galaxy team that has allowed 1.7 goals per game.
On Sunday at 7 p.m., Real Salt Lake visits the LA Galaxy in Western Conference action in Carson, California, marking their first meeting this season.
Holding a 5-2-1 record, Real Salt Lake enters sixth in the Western Conference, while the 12th-place Galaxy hold a 2-4-3 record and sit 1-3-2 in conference games.
The Galaxy rank third in the Western Conference with 53 shots on goal, averaging 5.9 shots and 1.4 goals per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.
Betting odds favor the Galaxy at +124, with Real Salt Lake at +189 and a draw at +262; both teams manage multiple injuries heading into Sunday.
Defensively, RSL ranks eighth in the MLS, allowing only 12 goals this season, a strength that could prove decisive in solidifying their sixth-place conference standing.