FC Cincinnati vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- FC Cincinnati 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Hilario Grajeda
- Referee Cory Richardson
- Referee Farhad Dadkho
11 games this season
🟨 3.1/game
⚽ 11.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–3 | L |
| 14 Apr | Los Angeles FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Mar | Philadelphia Union | H | 0–2 | L |
| 24 Mar | New England Revolution | A | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Mar | Portland Timbers | H | 3–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr | FC Cincinnati | A | 3–0 | W |
| 14 Apr | Orlando City SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 31 Mar | FC Dallas | H | 2–4 | L |
| 24 Mar | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Mar | D.C. United SC | A | 0–5 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Cincinnati | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #8 | Position | #24 |
| 46 | Points | 45 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 10 / 12 | W / D / L | 13 / 6 / 15 |
| 67 | Scored | 53 |
| 75 | Conceded | 52 |
| -8 | GD | +1 |
| 1.35 | PPG | 1.32 |
| 35% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
FC Cincinnati this season
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
FC Cincinnati are 8th (46 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Cincinnati
0-15
6/3
16-30
5/11
31-45
10/11
46-60
8/13
61-75
6/7
76+
17/9
■ 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)
FC Cincinnati
| Kevin Denkey | 17 G | 2 A |
| Evander | 14 G | 13 A |
| Tom Barlow | 10 G | 4 A |
| Pavel Bucha | 6 G | 3 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Cincinnati and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 30' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 296 games and scored 436 goals.
- 38' The referee calls foul for Albert Rusnak. He receives a Yellow card.
- 42' Albert Rusnak doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 45' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Corey Baird will be fuming at that decision.
- 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Johnson makes no mistake. 0-2!
- 52' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 58' That is a Yellow card for FC Cincinnati. Kendall Waston will be fuming at that decision.
- 59' The deadlock is broken! Albert Rusnak gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
- 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 67' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Allan Cruz departs to be replaced by Kekuta Manneh.
- 72' Kendall Waston is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
- 74' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Corey Baird departs to be replaced by Sebastian Saucedo.
- 77' Caleb Stanko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Darren Mattocks at the 77 minute mark.
- 82' It’s high time Alan Koch made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 87' Nick Besler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sam Johnson on 87 minute.
- 90' Jefferson Savarino makes way for Joao Plata at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Cincinnati 0-3 Real Salt Lake.
Lineups
FC Cincinnati Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 7
-
8
Victor Ulloa ↓ Fatai Alashe 77'
- 92
- 14
- 2
-
15
Allan Cruz ↓ Kekuta Manneh 67'
- 6
-
11
Darren Mattocks ↓ Caleb Stanko 77'
- 93
- 18
Bench
-
33
Caleb Stanko ↑ 77'
- 22
- 16
-
27
Fatai Alashe ↑ 77'
-
31
Kekuta Manneh ↑ 67'
- 32
- 3
Coach
Alan Koch
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 8
- 15
- 5
- 11
-
7
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Joao Plata 90'
- 22
-
17
Corey Baird ↓ Sebastian Saucedo 74'
- 51
- 4
-
50
Sam Johnson ↓ Nick Besler 87'
Bench
- 6
-
10
Joao Plata ↑ 90'
- 12
-
13
Nick Besler ↑ 87'
-
23
Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 74'
- 43
- 24
Coach
Mike Petke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Brenner da Silva | 2 |
| Albert Rusnak | 2 |
| Sam Johnson | 1 |
| Maikel Chang Ramirez | 1 |
| Luca Orellano | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Cincinnati Form
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43
FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 67% |
|
33% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
Double Chance
FC Cincinnati or Draw
54%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
71%
FC Cincinnati or Real Salt Lake
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
4.5%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 0
3.6%
1 – 4
3.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati
| Handicap | FC Cincinnati covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 7% | 88% |
| -1.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -1 | 12% | 14% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +1 | 48% | 20% | 31% |
| +1.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +2 | 69% | 16% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
25%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

