Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#21 Position #7
27 Points 25
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
29 Scored 29
25 Conceded 27
+4 GD +2
1.59 PPG 1.39
47% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Charlotte FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Charlotte FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 13' Ben Bender picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 18' Karol Swiderski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Brayan Vera is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 23' Brayan Vera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
  • 27' What a moment for Karol Swiderski! That strike on 27 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 32' Brayan Vera has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 190 appearances.
  • 37' The travelling Charlotte FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 42' Charlotte FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 48' Kamil Jozwiak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Derrick Jones has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Ruiz gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 59' Anderson Julio does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
  • 62' Jefferson Savarino does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
  • 66' Time for substitution for Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas is replaced by Andre Shinyashiki.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Anderson Julio is replaced by Ilijah Paul.
  • 70' Justen Glad catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Brayan Vera is replaced by Maikel Chang Ramirez.
  • 77' Vinicius Mello is replacing Kamil Jozwiak for the Charlotte FC side.
  • 82' Charlotte FC come into this ranked 23 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' Jasper Loeffelsend makes way for Braian Ojeda at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 88' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The final score is 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
2.13 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake51% Draw23% Charlotte FC26%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
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
74%
Draw or Charlotte FC
49%
Real Salt Lake or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake38% Draw39% Charlotte FC23%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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