D.C. United SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 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 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #18 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 history40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonD.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
D.C. United SC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-602/361-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against D.C. United SC and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 9' Pablo Ruiz was booked on 9.
- 14' 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.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' 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.
- 26' That looks like a foul for a card for Steve Birnbaum.
- 31' 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.
- 36' 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.
- 41' Pablo Ruiz puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
- 46' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruan is hanging Russell Canouse on the field on 46 minute.
- 50' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 51' Goal! Danny Musovski scores his 19 goal in 281 matches.
- 53' What a strike from Chris Durkin! The score is 1-2.
- 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brendan Hines-Ike suffering a number of foals already.
- 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brayan Vera made 187 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 68' Tyler Miller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Gaoussou Samake by Andy Najar on 70 minute.
- 75' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 75.
- 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' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Danny Musovski is replaced by Ilijah Paul on 84 minute.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Zac MacMath. He receives a card.
- 90' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Donovan Pines is hanging Chris Durkin on the field on 90 minute.
- With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
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Mateusz Klich ↓ Erik Hurtado 46'
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- 1
- 15
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6
Russell Canouse ↓ Ruan 46'
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Chris Durkin ↓ Donovan Pines 90'
- 4
- 12
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72
Gaoussou Samake ↓ Andy Najar 70'
Bench
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2
Ruan ↑ 46'
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- 22
- 7
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Erik Hurtado ↑ 46'
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14
Andy Najar ↑ 70'
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23
Donovan Pines ↑ 90'
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Kristian Fletcher ↑ 84'
Real Salt Lake Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 15
- 2
- 18
- 4
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17
Danny Musovski ↓ Ilijah Paul 84'
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- 26
- 11
- 25
Bench
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33
Moses Nyeman ↑ 75'
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- 19
- 35
- 24
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Ilijah Paul ↑ 84'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wayne Rooney 3 Johnny Russell 1 Jefferson Savarino 1 Zavier Gozo 1 Corey Baird 1 Chris Durkin 1 Albert Rusnak 1 Pablo Ruiz 1 Head to Head
D.C. United SC Form
Real Salt Lake Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.53 D.C. United SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.71 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: D.C. United SC or Real Salt Lake 73% + Both teams to score 64%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.24Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 62% 38% ± 3.5 40% 60% ± 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
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.1%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.5%2 – 2 6.4%0 – 1 6%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.