Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 26 Jun 2022 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Marcelo Silva 45' Y
Y 79' Steven Moreira

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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

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2
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Real Salt Lake 5 games · Avg 1.6 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
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
26 Jun Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
19 Jun San Jose Earthquakes H 2–0 W
04 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
29 May Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
22 May Montreal Impact FC A 2–1 W
15 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
18 Jun Charlotte FC H 1–1 D
28 May Atlanta United FC A 2–1 W
21 May Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L
14 May New York City FC A 0–2 L
07 May New England Revolution A 2–2 D

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and Columbus Crew SC get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Jonathan Mensah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Rubio Rubin, a Guatemala , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Marcelo Silva on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
  • 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' Marcelo Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 280 appearances.
  • 60' Will Sands gets the nod from Columbus Crew SC. He replaces Pedro Santos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Sergio Cordova has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' Jonathan Menendez is replacing Rubio Rubin for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 71' Jacen Russell-Rowe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 76' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Steven Moreira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Maikel Chang Ramirez. He replaces Justin Meram on 83 minute.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandru Matan is hanging Darlington Nagbe on the field on 90 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aidan Morris 2
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Eduardo Sosa 1
Sam Johnson 1

Head to Head

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

2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-19 Real Salt Lake 2–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2022-05-29 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2022-05-22 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-06-18 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2022-05-28 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2022-05-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L 2022-05-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-05-07 New England Revolution 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake51% Draw27% Columbus Crew SC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
79%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
49%
Real Salt Lake or Columbus Crew SC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake36% Draw49% Columbus Crew SC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✗

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