Saturday , 14 November 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Columbus Crew SC
4 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Aidan Morris 14' 1–0
Lucas Zelarayan pen 41' 2–0
Aidan Morris 53' 3–0
Yaw Yeboah 90+4' 4–0
Y 30' Justin Meram
Darlington Nagbe 64' Y
Y 84' Emeka Eneli

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

2
2
1
Columbus Crew SC 5 games · Avg 1.6 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#7 Position #24
47 Points 45
34 Played 34
14 / 5 / 15 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 15
59 Scored 53
52 Conceded 52
+7 GD +1
1.38 PPG 1.32
41% Win % 38%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
4/8
16-30
12/7
31-45
7/7
46-60
10/2
61-75
7/5
76+
6/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 15 G 4 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Lower.com Field as Columbus Crew SC face off against Real Salt Lake in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC have won 453 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 14' Aidan Morris doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 19' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Moreira is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 24' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 29' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Justin Meram will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 41' Goal! Lucas Zelarayan scores his 45 goal in 300 matches.
  • 46' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ilijah Paul on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Aidan Morris makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 66' Real Salt Lake make a change. Maikel Chang Ramirez trudges off to be replaced by Carlos Gomez on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 74' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Lucas Zelarayan departs to be replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 75' Damir Kreilach is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rubio Rubin at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' Andrew Brody has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 297 appearances.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Will Sands is replaced by Jimmy Medranda on 83 minute.
  • 84' Emeka Eneli is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 4-0 the final result. Real Salt Lake will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aidan Morris 2
Eduardo Sosa 1
Sam Johnson 1
Yaw Yeboah 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Albert Rusnak 1

Head to Head

2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

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 L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-03-26 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City L 2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC L 2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.42 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Columbus Crew SC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC65% Draw20% Real Salt Lake15%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
85%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
35%
Columbus Crew SC or Real Salt Lake
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC49% Draw38% Real Salt Lake13%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
3 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
4 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 26% — 74%
-2 26% 20% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 22% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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