Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
1 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Thu 4 Jul 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Aaron Herrera 31' Y
Y 32' Eduardo Sosa
Corey Baird 55' Y
Nick Besler 62' Y
Marcelo Silva 80' Y
Sebastian Saucedo 80' Y
Y 85' Alex Crognale

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Victor Rivas
  • Referee Cory Richardson
  • Referee
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

1
2
2
Real Salt Lake 5 games · Avg 1.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
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
04 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 1–0 W
30 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 2–0 W
23 Jun Chicago Fire FC A 1–1 D
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
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jul Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
29 Jun Orlando City SC H 0–2 L
23 Jun Sporting Kansas City H 0–1 L
01 Jun New York City FC H 2–2 D
26 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–3 L
19 May Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Columbus Crew SC
#27 Position #12
32 Points 29
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 14
40 Scored 39
44 Conceded 43
-4 GD -4
1.19 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 30%

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
22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
3/6
16-30
4/4
31-45
6/6
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew SC is underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Caleb Porter might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Nick Rimando has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Caleb Porter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' The 35-year-old Waylon Francis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 291 games and scored 434 goals.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Aaron Herrera on 31 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Eduardo Sosa on 32.
  • 37' USA international Hector Jimenez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' Assisted by Aaron Herrera with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Johnson makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 43' Eduardo Sosa has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 291 appearances.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Sam Johnson on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Corey Baird on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 60' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brooks Lennon made 287 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nick Besler on 62 minutes.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Niko Hansen as he leaves the pitch. Luis Argudo steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 71' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' Waylon Francis gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Hector Jimenez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. David Guzman is withdrawn and Artur gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Marcelo Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Alex Crognale picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Sebastian Saucedo exits the field as Tate Schmitt enters on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aidan Morris 2
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1

Head to Head

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

2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-06-30 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-06-23 Chicago Fire FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2019-06-01 New York Red Bulls 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-29 Montreal Impact FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-05-25 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Atlanta United FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-06-29 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC L 2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-06-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–2 New York City FC D 2019-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-05-19 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake52% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
48%
Real Salt Lake or Columbus Crew SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake34% Draw48% Columbus Crew SC18%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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