Tuesday , 21 July 2026

D.C. United SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
D.C. United SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 17 Jun 2023 · 23:30 UTC Audi Field 19,215 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 41' Pablo Ruiz
0–2 51' Danny Musovski
Chris Durkin 53' 1–2
Y 9' Pablo Ruiz
Steve Birnbaum 26' R
Chris Durkin 50' Y
Cristian Dajome 75' Y
Brendan Hines-Ike 89' Y
Y 90' Zac MacMath

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Audi Field.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 15 36
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 15 15
12 Montreal Impact FC 15 15
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 15 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Los Angeles FC 16 27
19 Real Salt Lake 14 26
20 FC Dallas 15 25
21 Seattle Sounders FC 14 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 16 20
25 St. Louis City 15 19
26 San Diego FC 15 17
27 Portland Timbers 15 17
28 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 15 11

Head-to-Head

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3
D.C. United SC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-03-17 D.C. United SC 5–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
10 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L
03 Jun Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W
31 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D
27 May Toronto FC A 1–2 L
20 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jun D.C. United SC A 2–1 W
11 Jun New York City FC H 0–0 D
04 Jun Austin FC A 2–1 W
01 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L
28 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
21 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Real Salt Lake
#9 Position #19
18 Points 26
15 Played 14
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
21 Scored 26
25 Conceded 19
-4 GD +7
1.20 PPG 1.86
27% Win % 57%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Real Salt Lake are 19th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 8 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. D.C. United SC host Real Salt Lake — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 9' Pablo Ruiz was booked on 9.
  • 14' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Steve Birnbaum.
  • 31' Colombia international Brayan Vera has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kristian Fletcher made 278 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' A stunning finish from Pablo Ruiz — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Russell Canouse is replaced by Ruan.
  • 50' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Chris Durkin gets a card.
  • 51' What a strike from Danny Musovski! The score is 0-2.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Chris Durkin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' Mateusz Klich has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 57 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Gaoussou Samake makes way for Andy Najar at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a card for Cristian Dajome.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Nyeman is hanging Jasper Loffelsend on the field on 75 minute.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emeka Eneli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
  • 84' Ilijah Paul is replacing Danny Musovski for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 89' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Zac MacMath on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Chris Durkin as he departs to be replaced by Donovan Pines.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — D.C. United SC 1-2 Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Wayne Rooney 3
Jefferson Savarino 1
Zavier Gozo 1
Corey Baird 1
Chris Durkin 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Pablo Ruiz 1
Jefferson Savarino 1

Head to Head

2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United SC 2019-03-17 D.C. United SC 5–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2023-06-10 Atlanta United FC 3–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-06-03 Internacional CF Miami 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2023-05-31 D.C. United SC 2–2 Montreal Impact FC D 2023-05-27 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United SC L 2023-05-20 D.C. United SC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-06-17 D.C. United SC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2023-06-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 New York City FC D 2023-06-04 Austin FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2023-06-01 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2023-05-28 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2023-05-21 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC34% Draw27% Real Salt Lake39%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
60%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
66%
D.C. United SC or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC26% Draw42% Real Salt Lake32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 19% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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