Real Salt Lake vs D.C. United SC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs D.C. United SC — MLS .
- Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rubiel Vazquez
- Referee Kyle Atkins
- Referee Alejandro Mariscal
- Referee Kevin Klinger
- Referee Jon Freemon
11 games this season
🟨 2.4/game
⚽ 8.6 goals/game
🟥 2 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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | D.C. United SC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 06 May | Orlando City SC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Apr | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Apr | New York City FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 08 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Apr | Philadelphia Union | A | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Apr | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Mar | Columbus Crew SC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 17 Mar | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Real Salt Lake | D.C. United SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #27 | Position | #11 |
| 32 | Points | 30 |
| 27 | Played | 26 |
| 9 / 5 / 13 | W / D / L | 6 / 12 / 8 |
| 40 | Scored | 34 |
| 44 | Conceded | 42 |
| -4 | GD | -8 |
| 1.19 | PPG | 1.15 |
| 33% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
31%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 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
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 11 G | 3 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
D.C. United SC
| Tai Baribo | 14 G | |
| Louis Munteanu | 6 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Real Salt Lake get us underway at .
- 5' Damir Kreilach is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
- 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' Jefferson Savarino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 69 goals in his last 287 appearances.
- 20' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' D.C. United SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 30' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering D.C. United SC that had 285 games and scored 386 goals.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 50' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
- 55' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 75' Joseph Mora has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Plata, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 3-2 the final result. D.C. United SC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
-
31
Pablo Ruiz ↓ Luis Silva 79'
- 6
- 15
- 18
- 5
- 11
-
10
Joao Plata ↓ Adam Henley 43'
- 7
- 12
- 27
- 13
Bench
- 8
- 23
-
20
Luis Silva ↑ 79'
-
3
Adam Henley ↑ 43'
- 24
- 28
- 21
Coach
Mike Petke
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
-
8
Ulises Segura ↓ Yamil Asad 81'
-
18
Zoltan Stieber ↓ Bruno Miranda 72'
- 7
- 15
-
10
Luciano Acosta ↓ Oniel Fisher 28'
- 28
- 11
- 13
- 21
- 14
Bench
- 1
- 6
-
22
Yamil Asad ↑ 81'
-
91
Oniel Fisher ↑ 28'
-
32
Bruno Miranda ↑ 72'
- 23
- 16
Coach
Ben Olsen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney | 3 |
| Steve Birnbaum | 1 |
| Lucas Rodriguez | 1 |
| Paul Arriola | 1 |
| Ulises Segura | 1 |
| Steve Birnbaum | 1 |
| Albert Rusnak | 1 |
| Johnny Russell | 1 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
2018-05-13
Real Salt Lake
3–2
D.C. United SC
W
2018-05-06
Orlando City SC
3–1
Real Salt Lake
L
2018-04-28
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–0
Real Salt Lake
L
2018-04-22
Real Salt Lake
3–0
Colorado Rapids SC
W
2018-04-11
New York City FC
4–0
Real Salt Lake
L
2018-04-08
Real Salt Lake
2–1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
W
D.C. United SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.31
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45
D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 68%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 3.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 4.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or D.C. United SC
44%
Real Salt Lake or D.C. United SC
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.5%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | D.C. United SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -2 | 19% | 17% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 20% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
| +1 | 77% | 13% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.