New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Yankee Stadium.
- New York City FC 15 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# 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 17 Apr Real Salt Lake H 6–0 W 02 Apr Toronto FC A 1–2 L 19 Mar Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L 12 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 4–1 W 05 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D 27 Feb Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Apr New York City FC A 0–6 L 10 Apr Toronto FC H 2–2 D 03 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D 26 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L 20 Mar Nashville SC H 2–1 W 13 Mar New England Revolution A 3–2 W Season Stats
New York City FC Real Salt Lake #8 Position #18 19 Points 26 15 Played 14 5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 25 Scored 26 21 Conceded 19 +4 GD +7 1.27 PPG 1.86 33% Win % 57% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonNew York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC0-152/–16-302/331-451/346-603/261-751/276+2/5■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. New York City FC is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rubio Rubin made 280 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 9' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos scores on 9.
- 10' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos scores on 10.
- 15' Goal! Thiago scores his 9 goal in 286 matches.
- 20' It’s high time Ronny Deila made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' Tayvon Gray is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
- 34' The referee shows New York City FC player a Yellow card on 34.
- 38' The referee calls foul for Tate Schmitt. He receives a Yellow card.
- 40' Goal! Valentin Castellanos scores his 96 goal in 286 matches.
- 42' Aaron Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Brody. He replaces Sergio Cordova on 46 minute.
- 51' 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.
- 55' Thiago with the second goal in the match!
- 57' Goal! Valentin Castellanos scores his 96 goal in 286 matches.
- 59' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Santiago Rodriguez by Gabriel Pereira on 59 minute.
- 60' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Acevedo is hanging Alfredo Morales on the field on 60 minute.
- 63' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 63.
- 63' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maikel Chang Ramirez is hanging Tate Schmitt on the field on 63 minute.
- 64' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Scott Caldwell is replaced by Everton on 64 minute.
- 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Malte Amundsen, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 71' Heber is replacing Keaton Parks for the New York City FC side.
- 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 80' Goal! Valentin Castellanos scores his 96 goal in 286 matches.
- 81' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Ruiz on 81 minute.
- 86' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- The final score is 6-0.
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Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Thiago Martins ↓ Vuk Latinovich 71'
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55
Keaton Parks ↓ Heber 71'
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Talles Magno ↓ Gedion Zelalem 71'
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Bench
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Heber ↑ 71'
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Gedion Zelalem ↑ 71'
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Nicolas Acevedo ↑ 60'
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Gabriel Pereira ↑ 59'
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Vuk Latinovich ↑ 71'
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Coach Ronny DeilaReal Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Sergio Cordova ↓ Andrew Brody 46'
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Bobby Wood ↓ Rubio Rubin 64'
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Scott Caldwell ↓ Everton 64'
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Ruiz ↓ Nick Besler 81'
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Bench
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Nick Besler ↑ 81'
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Andrew Brody ↑ 46'
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Rubio Rubin ↑ 64'
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Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 63'
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Everton ↑ 64'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Valentin Castellanos 5 Thiago 2 Maxi Moralez 1 Ebenezer Ofori 1 Jo Inge Berget 1 Ismael Tajouri 1 Maxi Moralez 1 Albert Rusnak 1 Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-04-02 Toronto FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2022-03-19 New York City FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2022-03-12 New York City FC 4–1 Montreal Impact FC W 2022-03-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 New York City FC D 2022-02-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York City FC LReal Salt Lake Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.56 New York City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.22 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 65%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.78Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 71% 29% ± 3.5 51% 49% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw 81%Draw or Real Salt Lake 39%New York City FC or Real Salt Lake 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–0 not predicted6 – 0Actual2 – 1 8.9%1 – 1 7.9%2 – 0 7.6%3 – 1 7.5%3 – 0 6.3%1 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 5.3%4 – 1 4.8%3 – 2 4.6%1 – 2 4.3%4 – 0 4%0 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — New York City FC
Handicap New York City FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 26% — 74% -2 26% 19% 55% -1.5 45% — 55% -1 45% 20% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 10% 6% +1.5 94% — 6% +2 94% 4% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✗Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.