Always looking for their first victory of the season, the Galaxy of Los Angeles will try to end their drought when they will face on Saturday in Real Salt Lake in Carson, California.
The galaxy (0-12-4, 4 points) painfully approaches the MLS record of 18 consecutive games without victory. The rapids of Colorado 2014 and 2015 and the teams of Real Salt Lake 2005 and 2006 share the record of two seasons of play, and a defeat or a draw for the Galaxy on Saturday would give Los Angeles the longest sequence of victories in a single season of the history of the League.
“It is difficult to change the momentum of something when it goes in the wrong direction, and that’s where we are going,” said Galaxy John Nelson defender after the defeat of the 1-0 team against the Tremmers de Visit de San Jose on Wednesday. “But belief is still there. The effort is still there.”
Los Angeles midfielder Marco Reus left Wednesday’s match with an apparent leg injury and is questionable for Saturday.
Real Salt Lake (4-9-3, 15 points) could also miss a key figure in the midfield. Captain Emeka Eneli is questionable for Saturday after missing the RSL match at Austin FC on Wednesday due to a foot injury.
The six-game sequence without match of Salt Lake (0-3-3) seems almost modest compared to the difficulties of the Galaxy, but a draw 1-1 Wednesday was another blow for the side of Utah. RSL maintained the advance up to three minutes after the second half stoppage time when Diego Rubio d’Austin converted the late equalizer.
RSL coach Pablo Mastroeni nevertheless considered the match as a global solid performance, saying that “the things we work on. This has a lot to do with individual players who really make games.”
Diego Luna leads Salt Lake with 12 contributions to goals (eight goals, four assists). Reus leads the galaxy with seven contributions to goals (three goals, four assists).
Real Salt Lake won a 2-0 victory against the galaxy at the club meeting on April 5 in Sandy, Utah. RSL is 0-4-4 in their last eight outside games against the galaxy.
– Field level media