Real Salt Lake host LAFC at America First Field on Saturday, September 5 (9:30 PM ET \/ 8:30 PM CT \/ 6:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
No fresh injury or suspension concerns have been flagged for either side heading into this one, so Real Salt Lake should have their most dangerous attacking pieces available, with Sergi Solans Ormo and Diego \u00c1ngel Luna the two names to watch through the middle. LAFC travel with their own headline acts expected to feature, chiefly Denis Bouanga and Heung-Min Son, the pair responsible for the bulk of the visitors’ creative and goal threat this season.<\/p>\n
Real Salt Lake’s home form has stalled at the wrong moment, with three of their last five outings ending in defeat, but America First Field has traditionally been a tricky watch for visiting sides in the West. LAFC arrive unbeaten in their last two, drawing with Portland Timbers and DC United, results that read more like a side steadying itself than one cruising through fixtures. Expect goals at both ends rather than a stalemate \u2014 this looks like a game settled by fine margins rather than a rout.<\/p>\n\n\n