Real Salt Lake game day

RIO TINTO STADIUM

Today, 4 p.m. TV: Fox Soccer Channel

Radio: 700AM/1600AM

All-time series: Chivas leads 8-3-3

Chivas USA

12-11-7, 43 pts

Real Salt Lake

10-10-10, 40 pts

Chivas USA

Zach Thornton, Francisco Mendoza, Shavar Thomas, Claudio Suarez, Carey Talley, Jesse Marsch, Paulo Nagamura, Atiba Harris, Sacha Kljestan, Alecko Eskandarian, Ante Razov.

Real Salt Lake

Nick Rimando, Chris Wingert, Jamison Olave, Nat Borchers, Ian Joy, Dema Kovalenko, Kyle Beckerman, Will Johnson, Javier Morales, Clint Mathis, Yura Movsisyan.

Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA both joined MLS in 2005, and the expansion brethren will go head-to-head in the opening round of the 2008 MLS Cup playoffs, with a spot in the Western Conference Finals on the line ... Following today, the two teams will meet again next weekend at Chivas, with the aggregate winner of the two games advancing ... RSL striker Fabian Espindola (ankle) is listed as questionable for today's match, as is Chivas MF Sasha Victorine.