Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Allianz Field.
- Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tori Penso (USA)
15 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 7.9 goals/gameStandings
# 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 23 May Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D 16 May New England Revolution A 1–2 L 14 May Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L 10 May Austin FC H 0–1 L 02 May Columbus Crew SC A 0–0 D 25 Apr Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 23 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D 17 May Colorado Rapids SC H 2–1 W 14 May Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W 10 May FC Dallas A 1–3 L 02 May Portland Timbers H 2–0 W 26 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L Season Stats
Minnesota United FC Real Salt Lake #23 Position #18 22 Points 26 15 Played 14 6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 18 Scored 26 22 Conceded 19 -4 GD +7 1.47 PPG 1.86 40% Win % 57% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonMinnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Minnesota United FC0-151/416-302/231-452/–46-602/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Allianz Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Morris Duggan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 280 games and scored 417 goals.
- 22' Goal! Zach Booth scores his 3 goal in 102 matches.
- 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' DeAndre Yedlin is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
- 34' Minnesota United FC 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.
- 39' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
- 44' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 49' 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.
- 54' Justen Glad needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
- 59' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Owen Gene made 434 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 69' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Zach Booth scoring 1 goals.
- 74' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 75' Noel Caliskan is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jefferson Diaz, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 85' It’s high time Cameron Knowles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Minnesota United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 26
- 15
- 8
- 12
- 30
- 25
- 13
- 23
- 28
- 29
Bench
- 20
- 67
- 7
- 5
- 1
- 21
- 2
- 18
Coach Cameron KnowlesReal Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 1
- 15
- 6
- 8
- 4
- 92
- 23
- 72
- 39
- 22
Bench
- 29
- 26
- 17
- 21
- 27
- 11
- 24
- 70
Coach Pablo Mastroeni -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Darwin Quintero 4 Robin Lod 4 Anderson Julio 4 Jefferson Savarino 3 Emanuel Reynoso 3 Tani Oluwaseyi 3 Damir Kreilach 2 Joao Plata 2 Head to Head
Minnesota United FC Form
2026-05-23 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-05-16 New England Revolution 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2026-05-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2026-05-10 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC L 2026-05-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2026-04-25 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC LReal Salt Lake Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.2 Minnesota United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.23 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Real Salt Lake 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.43Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 70% 30% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Minnesota United FC or Draw 66%Draw or Real Salt Lake 64%Minnesota United FC or Real Salt Lake 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 11%0 – 1 9.7%1 – 0 9.4%1 – 2 7.7%2 – 1 7.5%0 – 2 6.5%2 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 4.7%1 – 3 3.2%3 – 1 3%0 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC
Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 19% 66% -0.5 34% — 66% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 20% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 31% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.