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

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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

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Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Columbus Crew SC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee Jason White
Referee Victor Rivas
Referee Cory Richardson
Referee

11 games this season 🟨 3.1/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#24	Position	#7
45	Points	47
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	14 / 5 / 15
53	Scored	59
52	Conceded	52
+1	GD	+7
1.32	PPG	1.38
38%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew SC has kicked off!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ricardo Clark, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' Aaron Herrera needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
31' Aaron Herrera was booked on 31.
32' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Eduardo Sosa.
37' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' Goal! Sam Johnson scores his 10 goal in 299 matches.
43' United States international Alex Crognale has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' Nick Besler is replacing Sam Johnson for the Real Salt Lake side.
51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
55' Poor challenge from Corey Baird. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
60' Nick Rimando has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 299 appearances.
62' Nick Besler was booked on 62.
66' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Niko Hansen is replaced by Luis Argudo on 66 minute.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
73' The whistle greets Hector Jimenez as he departs to be replaced by Waylon Francis.
78' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. David Guzman departs to be replaced by Artur.
80' Marcelo Silva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
85' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Crognale argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The whistle greets Sebastian Saucedo as he departs to be replaced by Tate Schmitt.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Joao Plata
30
Marcelo Silva ↑ 73'
13
Nick Besler ↑ 46'
51
Andrew Putna
19
Luke Mulholland
4
Donald Toia
21
Tate Schmitt ↑ 90'

Coach Mike Petke

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
David Guzman ↓ Artur 78'
25
Harrison Afful
7
Pedro Santos
13
Ricardo Clark
16
Hector Jimenez C ↓ Waylon Francis 73'
20
Eduardo Sosa
21
Alex Crognale
28
Niko Hansen ↓ Luis Argudo 66'
1
Joe Bendik
30
Aboubacar Keita
33
JJ Williams

Bench

18
Robinho
14
Waylon Francis ↑ 73'
8
Artur ↑ 78'
2
Luis Argudo ↑ 66'
32
Patrick Mullins
24
Jon Kempin
22
Gaston Sauro

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aidan Morris	2
Eduardo Sosa	1
Albert Rusnak	1
Albert Rusnak	1
Gyasi Zardes	1
Eduardo Sosa	1
Sam Johnson	1
Yaw Yeboah	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Columbus Crew SC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake50% Draw26% Columbus Crew SC24%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Columbus Crew SC

50%

Real Salt Lake or Columbus Crew SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake33% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC20%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

Columbus Crew SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Clean Sheet