Sunday , 16 August 2026

Atlanta United FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Atlanta United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Wed 13 Jul 2022 · 23:30 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Erik Holt
Y 56' Nick Besler
Marcelino Moreno 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Atlanta United FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
3
Atlanta United FC 5 games · Avg 4.0 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
09 Jul Austin FC H 0–3 L
03 Jul New York City FC A 2–2 D
01 Jul New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L
25 Jun Toronto FC A 1–2 L
19 Jun Internacional CF Miami H 2–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
10 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 2–2 D
04 Jul Minnesota United FC A 2–3 L
26 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
19 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
04 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Atlanta United FC Real Salt Lake
#15 Position #21
12 Points 27
18 Played 17
3 / 3 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
19 Scored 29
33 Conceded 25
-14 GD +4
0.67 PPG 1.59
17% Win % 47%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Bode Davis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 7' What composure from Ronaldo Cisneros! The Mexico international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 8' The Mexico Ronaldo Cisneros breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 2-0!
  • 13' Atlanta United FC is showing some good football. However, Atlanta United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 18' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Atlanta United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 33' Magnificent from Ronaldo Cisneros! That is 10 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 37' What composure from Johan Kappelhof! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 42' Atlanta United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Erik Holt.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Cordova. He replaces Diego Luna on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' Nick Besler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 63' Maikel Chang Ramirez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tate Schmitt at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Bode Davis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Justin Meram at the 68 minute mark.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Atlanta United FC! Franco Ibarra comes on to replace Thiago Almada.
  • 76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Aiden McFadden as he leaves the pitch. Machop Chol steps in for Atlanta United FC.
  • 82' Amar Sejdic makes way for Santiago Sosa at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Marcelino Moreno is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Another three points for Atlanta United FC.

Lineups

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gonzalo Pineda

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ronaldo Cisneros 3
Cristian Arango 1
Julian Gressel 1
Alexandros Katranis 1
Hector Villalba 1
Braian Ojeda 1
Julian Gressel 1
Diego Luna 1

Head to Head

2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake

Atlanta United FC Form

2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2022-07-09 Atlanta United FC 0–3 Austin FC L 2022-07-03 New York City FC 2–2 Atlanta United FC D 2022-07-01 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-06-25 Toronto FC 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2022-06-19 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-07-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Atlanta United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Atlanta United FC or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atlanta United FC40% Draw25% Real Salt Lake35%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Atlanta United FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
60%
Atlanta United FC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atlanta United FC26% Draw44% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atlanta United FC

Handicap Atlanta United FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.