The LA Galaxy begin their MLS season with a home match Saturday night against Real Salt Lake at Home Depot Center. Here are the relevant details of Saturday night's MLS Western Conference match:
Records: Galaxy (0-0-0); Salt Lake (0-0-0)
Location: Home Depot Center in Carson, CA
Time: 7:30 p.m. PST
TV: KDOC, with Cobi Jones and Mark Rogondino; Spanish KWHY
Home, Sweet Home: The Galaxy are 6-3-1 all time against Real Salt Lake at home. Rio Tinto has been unkind to LA, where they are 1-4-4.
Series History: The Galaxy are 7-7-5 against Real Salt Lake all time. Landon Donovan (6) and Javier Morales (4) are both the leading scores, and lead in the assist category (7 and 4 respectively). The two teams have met twice in the postseason, in the 2009 MLS Cup and the 2011 MLS Western Conference Final.
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