Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Atlanta United FC
Sat 25 May 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Michael Parkhurst
Aaron Herrera 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Atlanta United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
  • Referee Farhad Dadkho
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

3
2
Real Salt Lake 5 games · Avg 4.0 goals Atlanta United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
29 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–2 L
19 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–0 W
Atlanta United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 May Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
19 May New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
16 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
12 May Orlando City SC H 1–0 W
08 May Toronto FC H 2–0 W
06 May Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Atlanta United FC
#18 Position #14
26 Points 11
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
26 Scored 14
19 Conceded 23
+7 GD -9
1.86 PPG 0.79
57% Win % 21%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
14% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Atlanta United FC are 14th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Atlanta United FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/4
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome Atlanta United FC for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Justen Glad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Atlanta United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leandro Gonzalez Pirez made 283 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Atlanta United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Sebastian Saucedo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
  • 38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Michael Parkhurst.
  • 43' It looks surprising Atlanta United FC does not make any changes. Gonzalo Martinez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atlanta United FC's shape.
  • 58' Franco Escobar is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brek Shea at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank de Boer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 66' Aaron Herrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Damir Kreilach is withdrawn and Everton Luiz gets his opportunity.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atlanta United FC that had 283 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 78' Dion Pereira makes way for Justin Meram at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atlanta United FC.
  • 78' What a moment for Josef Martinez! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 79' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Corey Baird by Sam Johnson on 79 minute.
  • 81' Sam Johnson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corey Baird on 81 minute.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Atlanta United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 90' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Sebastian Saucedo by Brooks Lennon on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Atlanta United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ronaldo Cisneros 3
Jefferson Savarino 1
Sebastian Saucedo 1
Johan Kappelhof 1
Daniel Rios 1
Saba Lobzhanidze 1
Hector Villalba 1
Cristian Arango 1

Head to Head

2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC 2018-09-22 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-05-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Toronto FC W 2019-05-12 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2019-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2019-04-29 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake W

Atlanta United FC Form

2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC L 2019-05-19 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Atlanta United FC L 2019-05-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC W 2019-05-12 Atlanta United FC 1–0 Orlando City SC W 2019-05-08 Atlanta United FC 2–0 Toronto FC W 2019-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Atlanta United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake53% Draw25% Atlanta United FC22%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
47%
Real Salt Lake or Atlanta United FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake38% Draw45% Atlanta United FC17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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