On Sat Apr 30th, Real Salt Lake hosts LA Galaxy in a meeting of these two closely matched Major League Soccer teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Real Salt Lake sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Portland Timbers. Portland Timbers had 15 on net, and Real Salt Lake had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Real Salt Lake is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, LA Galaxy recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Nashville SC. Dejan Joveljić struck first for LA Galaxy in the 86th minute on a feed from Derrick Williams, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nashville SC couldn’t manage to score, and LA Galaxy took the shutout win. LA Galaxy should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
LA Galaxy’s most prolific scorer has been Javier Hernández. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Real Salt Lake is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Pablo Ruiz and Damir Kreilach each only have 1 goal in their last five.