Sunday , 16 August 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
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' The game is set. Columbus Crew SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Harrison Afful is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 31' Aaron Herrera is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 32' Columbus Crew SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' Brilliant from the ! Sam Johnson makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 38.
  • 43' 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 David Guzman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Sam Johnson as he leaves the pitch. Nick Besler steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hector Jimenez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Corey Baird.
  • 60' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Columbus Crew SC's compact .
  • 62' A moment of madness from Nick Besler on 62 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 66' Another substitution for Columbus Crew SC to replace Niko Hansen by Luis Argudo on 66 minute.
  • 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Hector Jimenez is replaced by Waylon Francis on 73 minute.
  • 78' The crowd applauds David Guzman as he leaves the pitch. Artur steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Marcelo Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alex Crognale.
  • 90' Sebastian Saucedo makes way for Tate Schmitt at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

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
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Sam Johnson 1
Yaw Yeboah 1
Lucas Zelarayan 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
1.65 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake55% Draw25% Columbus Crew SC20%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
80%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
45%
Real Salt Lake or Columbus Crew SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake37% Draw47% Columbus Crew SC16%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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