Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Minnesota United FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45+7'
Y 24' Everton Luiz
Y 35' Pablo Ruiz
Y 73' Justin Meram

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Cory Richardson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
11
2
Minnesota United FC 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
17 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–4 L
08 Dec Seattle Sounders FC A 2–3 L
04 Dec Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W
23 Nov Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
08 Nov FC Dallas H 3–0 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
08 Nov Sporting Kansas City H 0–2 L
02 Nov Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
29 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 0–2 L
25 Oct FC Dallas H 0–0 D
15 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Real Salt Lake
#29 Position #27
29 Points 32
27 Played 27
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
40 Scored 40
49 Conceded 44
-9 GD -4
1.07 PPG 1.19
26% Win % 33%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Minnesota United FC have kicked off against Real Salt Lake. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' USA international Wil Trapp has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Everton Luiz gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 290 games and scored 429 goals.
  • 31' A goal from the Ecuador international Anderson Julio! He fires home on 31 to make it 0-1!
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Pablo Ruiz argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 40' Damir Kreilach has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' Brilliant from the ! Anderson Julio makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 41.
  • 46' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 51' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' Justin McMaster has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Finlay on 65 minute.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Justin Meram on, Anderson Julio off on 70 minutes.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Justin Meram on 73.
  • 75' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Juan Agudelo exits the field as Osvaldo Alonso enters on 75.
  • 78' Douglas Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Mendez on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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 Justin Meram suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' Magnificent from Robin Lod! That is 39 goals in 290 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Albert Rusnak has done his job and it is now time for Justin Portillo to step up.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Darwin Quintero 4
Robin Lod 4
Anderson Julio 4
Emanuel Reynoso 3
Tani Oluwaseyi 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Joao Plata 2
Sergio Cordova 2

Head to Head

2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC W 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-11-08 Minnesota United FC 3–0 FC Dallas W

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-11-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-29 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-25 Real Salt Lake 0–0 FC Dallas D 2020-10-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.76 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC46% Draw26% Real Salt Lake28%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
54%
Minnesota United FC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC35% Draw44% Real Salt Lake21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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