Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
New York City FC
6 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 17:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tayvon Gray 31' Y
Valentin Castellanos 34' Y
Y 38' Tate Schmitt
Y 42' Aaron Herrera
Y 63' Scott Caldwell

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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

2
1
1
New York City FC 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
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.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Valentin Castellanos 5
Thiago 2
Jo Inge Berget 1
Ismael Tajouri 1
Maxi Moralez 1
Ebenezer Ofori 1
Jo Inge Berget 1
Ismael Tajouri 1

Head to Head

2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake 2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake

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

2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-04-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Toronto FC D 2022-04-03 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC W 2022-03-13 New England Revolution 2–3 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.56 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC61% Draw20% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
New York City FC48% Draw36% Real Salt Lake16%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–0 not predicted
6 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.