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A Battle of the Titans: Real Salt Lake vs LA Galaxy in Western Conference Showdown

Real Salt Lake (6-2-3, first in the Western Conference) will face off against the LA Galaxy (5-2-4, third in the Western Conference) in Carson, California on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. EDT. Both teams are coming off strong performances, with Real Salt Lake shutting out Sporting Kansas City 1-0 in their last game.

The LA Galaxy have a record of 5-2-3 in conference games and are 3-1 in one-goal matches. Real Salt Lake boasts a 4-1-2 record against Western Conference opponents and Christian Arango leads their scoring with nine goals. The team has scored a total of 18 goals so far this season. This will be the first meeting between the two teams this season.

Key players to watch include Dejan Joveljic, who has scored five goals and added two assists for the Galaxy, while Riqui Puig has three goals and four assists in the last 10 games. Arango has scored nine goals with two assists for RSL, and Andres Gomez has four goals and three assists in the past 10 games. In their last 10 games, the Galaxy have a record of 5-2-3, averaging 2.0 goals per game, while RSL has a record of 6-1-3 and averages 1.8 goals per game. Both teams are expected to be without key players due to injuries: Dejan Joveljic for the Galaxy and Jose Kevin Bonilla, Diego Luna, Erik Lee Holt, Pablo Ruiz, Matt Crooks, and Marcelo Silva for RSL

Eleanor Thompson

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