Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 15 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Real Salt Lake H 4–0 W 25 Mar Atlanta United FC H 6–1 W 18 Mar New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L 12 Mar Toronto FC A 1–1 D 05 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–0 W 26 Feb Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 0–4 L 26 Mar St. Louis City H 0–4 L 12 Mar Austin FC H 1–2 L 05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L 26 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W 16 Oct Austin FC A 3–5 L Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Real Salt Lake #10 Position #18 16 Points 26 15 Played 14 4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 21 Scored 26 23 Conceded 19 -2 GD +7 1.07 PPG 1.86 27% Win % 57% Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Columbus Crew SC0-152/316-302/131-452/146-603/261-751/276+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Gustavo Vallecilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' 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.
- 14' GOAL! Aidan Morris scores on 14.
- 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Zelarayan, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 15 goals in the last 11 games.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 30' Justin Meram is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 280 games and scored 423 goals.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 41' GOAL! Lucas Zelarayan scores on 41.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Anderson Julio. He replaces Ilijah Paul on 46 minute.
- 51' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' Aidan Morris with the second goal in the match!
- 58' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darlington Nagbe on 64.
- 66' Carlos Gomez is replacing Maikel Chang Ramirez for the Real Salt Lake side.
- 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Yaw Yeboah. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 74 minute.
- 75' Damir Kreilach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 75 minute.
- 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 83' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 83 minute. Will Sands leaves to be changed by Jimmy Medranda.
- 84' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.
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Lineups
Columbus Crew SC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Alexandru Matan ↓ Max Arfsten 83'
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Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Yaw Yeboah 74'
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Will Sands ↓ Jimmy Medranda 83'
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Bench
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Yaw Yeboah ↑ 74'
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Jimmy Medranda ↑ 83'
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Sean Zawadzki ↑ 74'
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Jacen Russell-Rowe ↑ 74'
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Max Arfsten ↑ 83'
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Coach Wilfried NancyReal Salt Lake Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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Justin Meram ↓ Diego Luna 46'
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Rubio Rubin ↓ Damir Kreilach 75'
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Ilijah Paul ↓ Anderson Julio 46'
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Bench
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Damir Kreilach ↑ 75'
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29
Anderson Julio ↑ 46'
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28
Jasper Loffelsend ↑ 66'
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Diego Luna ↑ 46'
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Carlos Gomez ↑ 66'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Aidan Morris 2 Lucas Zelarayan 1 Gyasi Zardes 1 Eduardo Sosa 1 Albert Rusnak 1 Albert Rusnak 1 Gyasi Zardes 1 Eduardo Sosa 1 Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W 2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-03-18 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-03-12 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC LReal Salt Lake Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.14 Columbus Crew SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Columbus Crew SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.28Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 84% 16% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 41% 59% ± 4.5 24% 76% Double Chance
Columbus Crew SC or Draw 81%Draw or Real Salt Lake 41%Columbus Crew SC or Real Salt Lake 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Columbus Crew SC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual1 – 1 10%2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.6%1 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 6.7%3 – 0 6%2 – 2 5.4%0 – 0 5.3%1 – 2 5.1%3 – 2 3.9%0 – 1 3.6%4 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC
Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 18% 63% -1.5 37% — 63% -1 37% 22% 41% -0.5 59% — 41% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.