LA Galaxy (Home)
- LA Galaxy are currently in 19th place in MLS 2026 with nine points from eight matches.
- Greg Vanney’s side have had a mixed run of results in the past month or so with one win, one draw, and three losses in their last five matches in all competitions.
- The one victory came away at Austin FC (2-1), but they’ve struggled at home recently with one win, one draw, and two defeats from four home games so far.
- They also suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat at the hands of Deportivo Toluca FC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.
- Vanney is known for his proactive, high-tempo approach to the game, as well as his tactical flexibility between a 4-2-3-1 and a three-at-the-back system, but some tweaks he’s made to make his side more aggressive in the frontline press and in transition haven’t paid off recently, with the team looking vulnerable at the back on too many occasions.
Real Salt Lake (Away)
- Real Salt Lake are 6th, having picked up 16 points from seven matches.
- Pablo Mastroeni has implemented a neat and compact 3-4-2-1 system in Utah that suits the players he has at his disposal, where the width is structured and the team builds from the sides, as well as being disciplined enough to pick their moments when to press.
- This has led to RSL’s unbeaten run of four wins and a draw and it’s allowed them to make a great start to the campaign.
- Real Salt Lake have one defeat, one tie, and one victory in their three MLS 2026 away matches so far and they’ve scored five times on the road at an average of 1.67 goals per match.
Head-to-Head
The last three meetings between these two sides have seen LA Galaxy win twice and Real Salt Lake take the points once, but they have failed to win in their last three trips to LA.
Key Players
Sergi Solans is RSL’s key danger man in the attacking third as he has five goals in just seven MLS 2026 matches and he’s been involved in five of the visitors’ last 13 goals, so he could be the man to stop on Sunday.
Betting Insights
- Real Salt Lake are the favourites here and they should take the full points on Sunday.
- Odds of 1.63 on Over 2.5 goals look great, as do 1.5 on Both Teams to Score - Yes.
Prediction
A win for the away side would be a great result, but given Galaxy’s recent poor run and the odds on the draw no bet market, I’m going with a RSL win on the double chance.
