REAL SALT LAKE vs. LA GALAXY
RIO TINTO STADIUM, Sandy, Utah
May 6, 2015 (Week 10, MLS Game #88)
9:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE)
One of the fiercest rivalries to spring up over the last few years is renewed when Real Salt Lake play host to the LA Galaxy on Wednesday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. The teams have met three times in the last four years in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the Galaxy rolling to a conference semifinals victory last year. Real come into the game after putting an end to a long goalless drought in a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes last Friday evening, while the Galaxy havenít lost in four games after their 1-1 home draw with the Colorado Rapids last weekend.
- It took an own goal, but Real Salt Lake put an end to their goalless streak at 387 minutes – the longest in MLS this season – in their 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes on Friday evening. It was RSL’s first goal since April 5, when they defeated San Jose 1-0 – it’s the second-longest goalless drought in the club’s history.
- The Galaxy extended their undefeated streak to four games with a second consecutive tie with their 1-1 draw against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday evening at StubHub Center.
- The teams have met three times in the last four years in the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Galaxy have advanced on two occasions, including in last year’s Western Conference Semifinals, when they took the series after a 5-0 win in the second leg at StubHub Center. The teams also met in MLS Cup 2009, RSL winning in a penalty shootout.
- The teams evenly split their regular season series a year ago. They split the two matches at StubHub Center, each team winning by a 1-0 scoreline; they played to a 1-1 draw in the lone game at Rio Tinto Stadium.
REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Fabio Tovar; AR2 (opposite): Jeremy Hanson; 4th: Tyler Ploeger
MLS Career: 42 games; FC/gm: 26.8; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 12; pens: 20
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SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: RSL: Kyle Beckerman … LA: Dan Gargan
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: RSL: Abdoulie Mansally, Luke Mulholland … LA: Juninho
DISABLED LIST: LA: Brian Perk (season-ending injury)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (28 meetings): Real 11 wins, 45 goals … Galaxy 11 wins, 42 goals … Ties 6
AT SALT LAKE (13 meetings): Real 5 wins, 23 goals … Galaxy 3 wins, 19 goals … Ties 5
RETURN MATCHES: 5/27: LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake, 7:30 pm PT; 9/19: Real Salt Lake vs. LA Galaxy, 7:30 pm MT
LAST YEAR (MLS):
3/8: LA 0, RSL 1 (Plata 80)
3/22: RSL 1, LA 1 (Saborio 19 - Keane 34)
7/12: LA 1, RSL 0 (Zardes 20)
- The teams have met three times in the last four years in the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Galaxy have advanced on two occasions, including in last year's Western Conference Semifinals, when they took the series after a 5-0 win in the second leg at StubHub Center. The teams also met in MLS Cup 2009, RSL winning in a penalty shootout.
- The teams evenly split their regular season series a year ago. They split the two matches at StubHub Center, each team winning by a 1-0 scoreline; they played to a 1-1 draw in the lone game at Rio Tinto Stadium.
- The RSL win at StubHub Center in the season opener on March 8 was the Galaxy's last defeat in any competitive match in Carson.
- Coaches record: Bruce Arena vs. RSL: P19 W7 L7 D5 … Jeff Cassar vs. LA: P3 W1 L1 D1
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