Thursday , 2 July 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
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#18 Position #10
26 Points 16
14 Played 15
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 7
26 Scored 21
19 Conceded 23
+7 GD -2
1.86 PPG 1.07
57% Win % 27%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 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
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, Columbus Crew SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Nick Rimando has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 20' Justen Glad has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 25' Real Salt Lake have won 417 goals from 280 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 31' Aaron Herrera picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' Poor challenge from Eduardo Sosa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 37' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' The Liberia Sam Johnson breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 1-0!
  • 43' JJ Williams is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
  • 46' Nick Besler is replacing Sam Johnson for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Brooks Lennon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Corey Baird argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' 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 Damir Kreilach suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Nick Besler gets a Yellow card.
  • 66' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. Niko Hansen departs to be replaced by Luis Argudo.
  • 71' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Aaron Herrera has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 73' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Hector Jimenez is withdrawn and Waylon Francis gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Artur is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Guzman at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Marcelo Silva. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Alex Crognale. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Tate Schmitt comes on to replace Sebastian Saucedo.
  • With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Albert Rusnak 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Sam Johnson 1
Yaw Yeboah 1
Lucas Zelarayan 1
Gyasi Zardes 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
3 / 4
1.69 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake57% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC18%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
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 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
82%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
43%
Real Salt Lake or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake39% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC14%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
5.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 24% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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