New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Yankee Stadium.
- New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
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
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 | #27 |
| 33 | Points | 32 |
| 27 | Played | 27 |
| 8 / 9 / 10 | W / D / L | 9 / 5 / 13 |
| 41 | Scored | 40 |
| 36 | Conceded | 44 |
| +5 | GD | -4 |
| 1.22 | PPG | 1.19 |
| 30% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
19%
Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
New York City FC this season
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/4
61-75
4/6
76+
2/7
■ 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)
New York City FC
| Nicolas Fernandez Marcau | 15 G | 4 A |
| Agustin Ojeda | 5 G | 5 A |
| Hannes Wolf | 5 G | 1 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 11 G | 3 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! New York City FC welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at Yankee Stadium.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 9' GOAL! Valentin Castellanos fires home to make it 1-0!
- 10' What composure from Valentin Castellanos! The Argentina international strokes it home. 2-0.
- 15' The Thiago breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 3-0!
- 20' New York City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 30' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tayvon Gray on 31.
- 34' Valentin Castellanos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 38' Tate Schmitt was booked on 38.
- 40' The Argentina Valentin Castellanos breaks the deadlock on 40 minutes. 4-0!
- 42' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 46' Andrew Brody has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Cordova on 46 minute.
- 51' Marcelo Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
- 55' GOAL! Thiago fires home to make it 5-0!
- 57' Valentin Castellanos doubles the advantage! 6-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 59' Gabriel Pereira is replacing Santiago Rodriguez for the New York City FC side.
- 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' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Caldwell.
- 63' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Tate Schmitt has done his job and it is now time for Maikel Chang Ramirez to step up.
- 64' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 64 minute. Scott Caldwell leaves to be changed by Everton.
- 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 71' Fresh legs for New York City FC! Heber comes on to replace Keaton Parks.
- 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' Brilliant from the ! Valentin Castellanos makes it 7-0 with a superb finish on 80.
- 81' Nick Besler is replacing Ruiz for the Real Salt Lake side.
- 86' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. New York City FC take all three points.
Lineups
New York City FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 12
-
5
Thiago Martins ↓ Vuk Latinovich 71'
- 11
- 6
- 1
-
55
Keaton Parks ↓ Heber 71'
-
43
Talles Magno ↓ Gedion Zelalem 71'
- 24
- 8
- 20
Bench
-
9
Heber ↑ 71'
- 13
-
23
Gedion Zelalem ↑ 71'
- 2
-
26
Nicolas Acevedo ↑ 60'
-
38
Gabriel Pereira ↑ 59'
-
32
Vuk Latinovich ↑ 71'
- 21
- 22
Coach
Ronny Deila
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Sergio Cordova ↓ Andrew Brody 46'
-
7
Bobby Wood ↓ Rubio Rubin 64'
- 8
- 30
- 22
-
12
Scott Caldwell ↓ Everton 64'
- 18
- 9
- 21
-
6
Ruiz ↓ Nick Besler 81'
- 99
Bench
-
13
Nick Besler ↑ 81'
-
2
Andrew Brody ↑ 46'
- 17
-
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 64'
-
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 63'
-
25
Everton ↑ 64'
- 19
- 81
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Valentin Castellanos | 5 |
| Thiago | 2 |
| Maxi Moralez | 1 |
| Albert Rusnak | 1 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 1 |
| Nick Besler | 1 |
| Ebenezer Ofori | 1 |
| Alexander Ring | 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
L
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.66
New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 70% + New York City FC to win 65%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 2.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 3.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 4.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
Double Chance
New York City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
35%
New York City FC or Real Salt Lake
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York City FC win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 6–0 not predicted6 – 0Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
5.2%
4 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.6%
1 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — New York City FC
| Handicap | New York City FC covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| -2 | 30% | 20% | 50% |
| -1.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| -1 | 50% | 20% | 30% |
| -0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
8%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

