Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Real Salt Lake
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 14 Apr 2024 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Matt Crooks 13' Y
Y 22' Philip Quinton
Braian Ojeda 45' Y
Emeka Eneli 46' Y
Brayan Vera 57' Y
Y 59' Taha Habroune
Cristian Arango 64' Y
Alexandros Katranis 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC — 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

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Real Salt Lake 5 games · Avg 1.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
07 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
31 Mar St. Louis City H 3–1 W
23 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
10 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 1–2 L
02 Mar Los Angeles FC H 3–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
06 Apr D.C. United SC H 1–1 D
31 Mar Nashville SC A 2–2 D
23 Mar Charlotte FC A 0–2 L
16 Mar New York Red Bulls H 3–0 W
10 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Columbus Crew SC
#21 Position #10
27 Points 20
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
29 Scored 26
25 Conceded 28
+4 GD -2
1.59 PPG 1.11
47% Win % 28%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 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
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake face off against Columbus Crew SC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Denmark international Malte Amundsen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' Matt Crooks was booked on 13.
  • 18' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 22' The referee has no hesitation. Philip Quinton is booked for Columbus Crew SC — card on 22.
  • 27' Zac MacMath needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' Cristian Arango has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Evan Bush exits the field as Nicholas Hagen enters on 35.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Braian Ojeda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Emeka Eneli.
  • 51' 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 Aidan Morris suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Columbus Crew SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Brayan Vera.
  • 59' A moment of madness from Taha Habroune on 59 minutes earns him a card. Columbus Crew SC will be frustrated.
  • 64' Cristian Arango catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Columbus Crew SC — Marino Hinestroza on, Taha Habroune off on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Alexandru Matan is replaced by Diego Rossi.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Fidel Barajas on, Diego Luna off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It’s high time Wilfried Nancy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Columbus Crew SC. Sean Zawadzki is replaced by Derrick Jones.
  • 87' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Derrick Jones has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Alexandros Katranis.
  • 90' Bode Davis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Brody at the 90 minute mark.
  • The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 0-0 Columbus Crew SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aidan Morris 2
Albert Rusnak 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Sam Johnson 1
Yaw Yeboah 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1

Head to Head

2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-06-30 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-07 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-03-31 Real Salt Lake 3–1 St. Louis City W 2024-03-23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-03-10 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Colorado Rapids SC L 2024-03-02 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-04-06 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2024-03-31 Nashville SC 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2024-03-23 Charlotte FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-03-16 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 New York Red Bulls W 2024-03-10 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake44% Draw28% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
56%
Real Salt Lake or Columbus Crew SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake31% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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