Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

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Real Salt Lake

Mon 28 Sep 2020 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Y 32' Pablo Ruiz

Romain Metanire 37' Y

Y 85' Justen Glad

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Drew Fischer
Referee Nima Saghafi
Referee Katie Nesbitt
Referee Jeremy Kieso

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

Minnesota United FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake 2019-07-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	0–0	D
23 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
20 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
14 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
10 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
07 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	4–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
24 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
13 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–5	L
10 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
07 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	0–4	L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Real Salt Lake
#25	Position	#24
44	Points	45
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
56	Scored	53
58	Conceded	52
-2	GD	+1
1.29	PPG	1.32
32%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Allianz Field!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 0% of all matches.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
25' 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 Jacori Hayes suffering a number of foals already.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Romain Metanire made 432 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' Pablo Ruiz is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Romain Metanire.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
52' Maikel Chang, a Cuba , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
57' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
62' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
67' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Sam Johnson on, Douglas Martinez off on 67 minutes.
72' Damir Kreilach needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
77' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 77 minute. Jacori Hayes leaves to be changed by Marlon Hairston.
78' The whistle greets Pablo Ruiz as he departs to be replaced by Nick Besler.
79' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 79 minute. Damir Kreilach leaves to be changed by Kyle Beckerman.
84' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Zach Booth scoring 1 goals.
85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Justen Glad.
90' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Donald Toia comes on to replace Maikel Chang.
It finishes all square. Minnesota United FC and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

5
Kyle Beckerman ↑ 79'
13
Nick Besler ↑ 78'
18
Zac MacMath
4
Donald Toia ↑ 90'
50
Sam Johnson ↑ 67'
43
Justin Portillo
20
Erik Holt
28
Jeizon Ramirez ↑ 78'

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anderson Julio	4
Darwin Quintero	4
Robin Lod	4
Tani Oluwaseyi	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Emanuel Reynoso	3
Miguel Ibarra	2
Damir Kreilach	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2020-09-23 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-09-20 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-09-10 Minnesota United FC 3–2 FC Dallas W 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC L 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.7 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.95 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC53% Draw26% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

47%

Minnesota United FC or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC38% Draw46% Real Salt Lake16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

11.1%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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