Los Angeles FC has a perfect record against expansion sides, winning all five matches against league newcomers. LAFC has outscored expansion opposition, 9-1, including 5-0 in three home matches.
Los Angeles FC’s 4-1 victory at Real Salt Lake was its fifth straight victory, equaling the longest winning streak in the club’s MLS history (5 straight in August 2019). That 2019 LAFC team (52 points) is the only team in MLS history with more points after 23 games than the current team (51).
Charlotte FC has collected just five points from their first 12 MLS away matches (W1 D2 L9), including losing the last two by a combined score of 7-2. Four of those five points came in matches at Western Conference opponents (2-1 win at Houston, 0-0 draw at Colorado).
Gareth Bale’s 87th minute goal against Real Salt Lake on Saturday was LAFC’s 14th goal from a substitute this season. Only the Rapids in 1998 (18) and D.C. United in 2016 (15) had more goals scored by substitutes in a single MLS regular season.
Yordy Reyna scored just 25 seconds into Charlotte’s match with the Fire on Saturday just three weeks after scoring 26 seconds into a match against Inter Miami. With those two goals, Reyna became the first player in MLS history to score goals in the opening 30 seconds of two different matches.
