LAFC vs. Real Salt Lake 9/4/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

LAFC hosts Real Salt Lake on Sunday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. LAFC Is first in the conference table at 18-3-7 on 57 points with a goal difference of +25. LAFC is six points clear of second-placed Austin. LAFC was upset on the road by Houston 2-1 on Wednesday. Cristian Arango scored an equalizer for LAFC in the 19th minute but LAFC gave up a winner in the 75th minute to lose.

LAFC has lost three consecutive matches after falling to Real Salt Lake on Wednesday following a winning run of seven consecutive matches. Cristian Arango is the leading goal scorer for LAFC with 14, while Carlos Vela has scored eight. Vela is the leader in assists with eight, while Jose Cifuentes has six and Arango has four.

Real Salt Lake is sixth in the conference table at 11-9-8 on 42 points with a goal difference of +2. Real Salt Lake took all three points at home on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Minnesota United. Sergio Cordova, Jefferson Savarino and Anderson Julio each scored one goal for Real Salt Lake in the victory. The win snapped a three-match losing streak at home for RSL.

Real Salt Lake has one win and two draws in its most recent three matches on the road. The five points taken by RSL over that stretch equals the total it took in its prior nine matches on the road. Sergio Cordova is the leading goal scorer for Real Salt Lake with eight while Jefferson Savarino has scored six. Justin Meram is the leader in assists with six and three others have four assists each.