New York Red Bulls vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
New York Red Bulls vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Armando Villarreal
- Referee Logan Brown
- Referee Edvin Jurisevic
- Referee
- Referee
20 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 11.0 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun | Real Salt Lake | H | 4–0 | W |
| 25 May | FC Cincinnati | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 May | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 19 May | Atlanta United FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 May | FC Dallas | A | 3–1 | W |
| 09 May | Montreal Impact FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jun | New York Red Bulls | A | 0–4 | L |
| 29 May | Montreal Impact FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 25 May | Atlanta United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 18 May | Toronto FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 12 May | Colorado Rapids SC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 05 May | Portland Timbers | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| New York Red Bulls | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #24 |
| 42 | Points | 45 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 6 / 16 | W / D / L | 13 / 6 / 15 |
| 48 | Scored | 53 |
| 62 | Conceded | 52 |
| -14 | GD | +1 |
| 1.24 | PPG | 1.32 |
| 35% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
New York Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ 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)
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 13 G | 3 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 8 G | 1 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake get this one started.
- 5' New York Red Bulls currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 10' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' Nedum Onuoha was booked on 15.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. New York Red Bulls is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 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 Nick Rimando suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' New York Red Bulls have won 443 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 35' Marcelo Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 300 appearances.
- 40' New York Red Bulls are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 46' Kyle Beckerman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nick Besler at the 46 minute mark.
- 51' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 58' Marcelo Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
- 59' Daniel Royer doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 64' What composure from Michael Amir Murillo! The Panama international strokes it home. 2-1.
- 69' Everton Luiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 73' Amr Tarek makes way for Sean Nealis at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
- 78' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 79' A change in the New York Red Bulls ranks — Daniel Royer exits the field as Omir Fernandez enters on 79.
- 80' Fresh legs for New York Red Bulls! Andreas Ivan comes on to replace Alex Muyl.
- 83' The deadlock is broken! Omir Fernandez gets on the scoresheet on 83 minutes.
- 88' New York Red Bulls started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.
Lineups
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
- 90
- 62
- 10
-
77
Daniel Royer ↓ Omir Fernandez 79'
- 31
- 26
- 27
- 92
-
19
Alex Muyl ↓ Andreas Ivan 80'
- 42
-
3
Amr Tarek ↓ Sean Nealis 73'
Bench
-
9
Andreas Ivan ↑ 80'
- 5
- 18
- 23
-
21
Omir Fernandez ↑ 79'
-
15
Sean Nealis ↑ 73'
- 74
Coach
Chris Armas
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 14
- 18
- 30
- 7
- 12
- 22
- 17
-
13
Nick Besler ↓ Kyle Beckerman 46'
- 23
- 50
Bench
- 15
-
5
Kyle Beckerman ↑ 46'
- 10
- 51
- 4
- 43
- 20
Coach
Mike Petke
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diego Luna | 2 |
| Maxim Choupo-Moting | 2 |
| Albert Rusnak | 1 |
| Frankie Amaya | 1 |
| Marcelo Silva | 1 |
| Michael Amir Murillo | 1 |
| Daniel Royer | 1 |
| Omir Fernandez | 1 |
Head to Head
New York Red Bulls Form
2019-06-01
New York Red Bulls
4–0
Real Salt Lake
W
2019-05-25
FC Cincinnati
0–2
New York Red Bulls
W
2019-05-23
New York Red Bulls
2–2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
D
2019-05-19
New York Red Bulls
1–0
Atlanta United FC
W
2019-05-11
FC Dallas
1–3
New York Red Bulls
W
2019-05-09
New York Red Bulls
1–2
Montreal Impact FC
L
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.99
New York Red Bulls xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: New York Red Bulls win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 62% |
|
38% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
Double Chance
New York Red Bulls or Draw
78%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
46%
New York Red Bulls or Real Salt Lake
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.9%
4 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — New York Red Bulls
| Handicap | New York Red Bulls covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 16% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 21% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 13% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
30%
✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

