Thursday , 2 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 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

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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 #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 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 18th (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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between D.C. United SC and Real Salt Lake is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 9' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 9.
  • 14' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 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.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Steve Birnbaum. He receives a card.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' Real Salt Lake is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pablo Ruiz on 41.
  • 46' Ruan is replacing Russell Canouse for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 50' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 51' What a strike from Danny Musovski! The score is 0-2.
  • 53' What a strike from Chris Durkin! The score is 1-2.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' 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.
  • 68' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Donovan Pines has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' The whistle greets Gaoussou Samake as he departs to be replaced by Andy Najar.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristian Dajome.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jasper Loffelsend is replaced by Moses Nyeman on 75 minute.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justen Glad made 280 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 84 minute. Danny Musovski leaves to be changed by Ilijah Paul.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Brendan Hines-Ike.
  • 90' Zac MacMath is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Chris Durkin is replaced by Donovan Pines.
  • Another three points for 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
Steve Birnbaum 1
Lucas Rodriguez 1
Paul Arriola 1
Ulises Segura 1
Steve Birnbaum 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Johnny Russell 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
1.71 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: 3.24
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 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

✗ 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
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.