Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
FC Cincinnati
0 – 3
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Fri 19 Apr 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Albert Rusnak
Y 45' Corey Baird
Kendall Waston 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

2
1
FC Cincinnati 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#6 Position #21
26 Points 27
18 Played 17
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
45 Scored 29
44 Conceded 25
+1 GD +4
1.44 PPG 1.59
39% Win % 47%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FC Cincinnati are looking to make home advantage count against Real Salt Lake.
  • 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' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Allan Cruz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
  • 20' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Leonardo Bertone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roland Lamah made 281 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 42' What a strike from Albert Rusnak! The score is 0-1.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Corey Baird is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Johnson makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 52' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 57' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Albert Rusnak has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Spencer Richey, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' Allan Cruz makes way for Kekuta Manneh at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 72' Victor Ulloa is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 74' The whistle greets Corey Baird as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Saucedo.
  • 77' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Darren Mattocks exits the field as Caleb Stanko enters on 77.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Besler is hanging Sam Johnson on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake make a change. Jefferson Savarino trudges off to be replaced by Joao Plata on 90 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alan Koch

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 2
Brenner da Silva 2
Luca Orellano 1
Sam Johnson 1
Maikel Chang Ramirez 1

Head to Head

2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake

FC Cincinnati Form

2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake L 2019-04-14 Los Angeles FC 2–0 FC Cincinnati L 2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2019-03-30 FC Cincinnati 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2019-03-24 New England Revolution 0–2 FC Cincinnati W 2019-03-17 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Portland Timbers W

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake W 2019-04-14 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Orlando City SC W 2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2–4 FC Dallas L 2019-03-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-03-17 D.C. United SC 5–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.68 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.33 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati30% Draw24% Real Salt Lake46%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
54%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
70%
FC Cincinnati or Real Salt Lake
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati23% Draw37% Real Salt Lake40%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
5.8%
2 – 3
5.1%
0 – 2
5%
0 – 1
3.8%
0 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
3.7%
1 – 4
3.6%
3 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 19% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 15% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✗

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