Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#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 history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 14' Columbus Crew SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Aidan Morris on 14.
  • 19' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Luna made 280 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' 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.
  • 41' Goal! Lucas Zelarayan scores his 41 goal in 284 matches.
  • 46' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Ilijah Paul by Anderson Julio on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' GOAL! Aidan Morris scores on 53.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darlington Nagbe.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Maikel Chang Ramirez is replaced by Carlos Gomez.
  • 71' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Lucas Zelarayan is replaced by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 75' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 75 minute. Rubio Rubin leaves to be changed by Damir Kreilach.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Will Sands is replaced by Jimmy Medranda on 83 minute.
  • 84' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 89' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Rubio Rubin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

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
Sam Johnson 1
Yaw Yeboah 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Albert Rusnak 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
2.14 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC59% Draw22% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC43% Draw40% Real Salt Lake17%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.