{"id":38344,"date":"2026-08-31T15:54:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=38344"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:02:24","slug":"match-preview-real-salt-lake-vs-lafc-09-05-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-real-salt-lake-vs-lafc-09-05-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Salt Lake vs LAFC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Salt Lake<\/a> host LAFC<\/a> at America First Field on Saturday, September 5 (9:30 PM ET \/ 8:30 PM CT \/ 6:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

Real Salt Lake and LAFC both check in with clean bills of health ahead of this one, with no fresh absences flagged for either side. Sergi Solans Ormo, who has racked up 9 goals and created 19 chances in 1,374 minutes this season, remains the focal point of the RSL attack, with Diego Luna’s 38 chances created from midfield the platform behind him. LAFC will again turn to Denis Bouanga<\/a>, whose 11 goals and 70 shots lead the visitors’ attacking numbers, alongside Heung-Min Son, who has fired 75 shots of his own across 1,665 minutes.<\/p>\n

Real Salt Lake sit 10th in the Western Conference<\/a> with 28 points from 21 games, needing results to keep the playoff picture<\/a> within reach, while LAFC occupy third and remain firmly inside that picture themselves. Both attacks have goals in them \u2014 Solans and Luna for the hosts, Bouanga and Son for the visitors \u2014 and this looks set up to be an open, back-and-forth night at America First Field.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Real Salt Lake vs LAFC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n