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Played
June 16, 2012 10:30 PM EDT
The Home Depot Center — Carson, California
Referee:‬ Y. Reyes‎
Attendance:‬ 13816‎
 
 
 
 
Will Johnson 90+4′

MLS Preview: Chivas USA - Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake emerges from the international break with the most points in MLS, squaring off against home-shy Chivas USA in the Home Depot Center.

By Zac Lee Rigg

  PROBABLE LINEUPS
Chivas USA (4-3-3): Kennedy; Riley, McKenzie, Califf, Jazic; Courtois, Gavin, Vagenas; Agudelo, Angel, Correa.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: MF Marvin Iraheta (L knee ACL); MF Nick Labrocca (L hamstring strain)

DOUBTFUL: FW Tristen Bowen (R ankle)
Real Salt Lake (4-4-2): Rimando; Beltran, Olave, Borchers, Wingert; Grabavoy, Beckerman, Morales, Johnson; Espindola, Paulo Jr.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: DF Chris Schuler (L foot bone stress response); MF Luis Gil (R knee strain); DF Leone Cruz (L hamstring strain)

PROBABLE: MF Javier Morales (R quadriceps strain); MF Jonny Steele (R ankle contusion); DF Jamison Olave (R calf strain); FW Fabian Espindola (L calf strain)
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Real Salt Lake tops the league with 29 points. Chivas USA lags back in sixth in the West with 15 points.
  • The Goats have only won once at home in seven attempts. The club actually has a better away record, having lost only once on its travels.
  • Goalkeepers Nick Rimando and Dan Kennedy lead the voting to represent MLS in the All-Star Game.
  • No Chivas USA player has scored more than twice this year. Juan Pablo Angel and Jose Correa have each scored twice, and Juan Agudelo scored his first goal since joining via trade against the Seattle Sounders in the Goats' most recent game.
  • Oswaldo Minda (six) and Kyle Beckerman (five) are joint-first and third, respectively, on the league's yellow card charts.


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Head to Head
USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ May 19, 2013 Chivas USA 1 - Real Salt Lake 4
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Apr 20, 2013 Real Salt Lake 1 - Chivas USA 0
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Sep 29, 2012 Chivas USA 0 - Real Salt Lake 4
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Jun 16, 2012 Chivas USA 0 - Real Salt Lake 3
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USA - Major League Soccer ‎(MLS)‎ Mar 24, 2012 Real Salt Lake 0 - Chivas USA 1
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Last Five Matches
Odds
Team News
Available Squads
1Dan KennedyGoalkeeper
-Rauwshan McKenzieDefender
-James RileyDefender
6Ante JazicDefender
3Dan CaliffDefender
5O. MindaMidfielder
18Blair GavinMidfielder
-Ben ZemanskiMidfielder
-Juan Pablo AngelStriker
16J. AgudeloStriker
15Alejandro MorenoStriker
-Tim MeliaGoalkeeper
-John Alexander Valencia HinestrozaDefender
19Jorge VillafanaDefender
-Laurent CourtoisMidfielder
-Ryan SmithMidfielder
-Paolo Daniel CardozoMidfielder
-César RomeroStriker
18Nick RimandoGoalkeeper
2Tony Beltran Defender
-Jamison OlaveDefender
6Nat BorchersDefender
17Chris WingertDefender
5Kyle BeckermanMidfielder
30Will JohnsonStriker
20Ned GrabavoyMidfielder
-Jonathan SteeleMidfielder
9Fabian EspindolaStriker
15A. SaboríoStriker
24Kyle ReynishGoalkeeper
-Terukazu TanakaDefender
11Javier MoralesMidfielder
21LuisMidfielder
22Paulo Jr.Striker
26Juan Sebastián VelásquezMidfielder
-Chris EstridgeMidfielder
14Yordany Alvarez OropezaMidfielder
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Jack McInerney Jack McInerney
Striker
Philadelphia Union
8 0
Mike Magee Mike Magee
Midfielder
LA Galaxy
6 1
Claudio Bieler Claudio Bieler
Striker
Sporting KC
6 1
Marco Di Vaio Marco Di Vaio
Striker
Montreal Impact
6 0
Robert Earnshaw Robert Earnshaw
Striker
Toronto FC
5 2