Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
3 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 27' Karol Swiderski
Ruiz 56' 1–1
Anderson Julio 59' 2–1
Jefferson Savarino 62' 3–1
Y 13' Ben Bender
Brayan Vera 23' Y
Y 42' Harrison Afful
Y 48' Kamil Jozwiak
Justen Glad 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Charlotte FC — MLS at Rio Tinto 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

1
1
Real Salt Lake 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Charlotte FC H 3–1 W
01 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 0–4 L
26 Mar St. Louis City H 0–4 L
12 Mar Austin FC H 1–2 L
05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
01 Apr Toronto FC A 2–2 D
25 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
18 Mar Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L
05 Mar St. Louis City A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Charlotte FC
#18 Position #6
26 Points 21
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
26 Scored 24
19 Conceded 23
+7 GD +1
1.86 PPG 1.40
57% Win % 40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
27% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Charlotte FC are 6th (21 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Charlotte FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 280 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 13' Charlotte FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brayan Vera.
  • 23' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 23.
  • 27' GOAL! Karol Swiderski scores on 27.
  • 32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrew Brody, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' It’s a booking for Charlotte FC player. Harrison Afful gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' 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 Jefferson Savarino suffering a number of foals already.
  • 48' Kamil Jozwiak is having his name booked by the referee on 48.
  • 53' 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.
  • 56' What a strike from Ruiz! The score is 1-1.
  • 59' Sensational shot from Anderson Julio. Real Salt Lake is back in the lead.
  • 62' GOAL! Jefferson Savarino scores on 62.
  • 66' The whistle greets Kerwin Vargas as he departs to be replaced by Andre Shinyashiki.
  • 68' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilijah Paul is hanging Anderson Julio on the field on 68 minute.
  • 70' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 74' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Brayan Vera departs to be replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Kamil Jozwiak is replaced by Vinicius Mello.
  • 82' Charlotte FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 83' The whistle greets Jasper Loeffelsend as he departs to be replaced by Braian Ojeda.
  • 88' Justen Glad has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Charlotte FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Christian Lattanzio

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake54% Draw23% Charlotte FC23%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or Charlotte FC
46%
Real Salt Lake or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake40% Draw39% Charlotte FC21%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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