Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 20 Jul 2025 · 01:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Corey Baird
Y 27' Teenage Hadebe
Alexandros Katranis 31' Y
Brayan Vera 39' Y
Y 42' Gilberto Flores
Y 73' DeAndre Yedlin

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at America First Field.

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

1
2
Real Salt Lake 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul FC Cincinnati H 0–1 L
17 Jul Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
13 Jul Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W
06 Jul St. Louis City H 3–2 W
29 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
15 Jun D.C. United SC H 2–0 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–0 W
16 Jul Internacional CF Miami H 3–0 W
13 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–4 L
05 Jul Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
28 Jun Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
25 Jun Montreal Impact FC A 3–1 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake FC Cincinnati
#27 Position #9
32 Points 33
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
40 Scored 55
44 Conceded 64
-4 GD -9
1.19 PPG 1.27
33% Win % 31%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at America First Field. Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 16' FC Cincinnati player sees a card in front of him.
  • 21' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Miazga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 27' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Teenage Hadebe on 27 minutes.
  • 31' Alexandros Katranis is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
  • 39' Brayan Vera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 39.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Gilberto Flores. He receives a card.
  • 46' Sam Junqua has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alexandros Katranis on 46 minute.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' Emeka Eneli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pablo Ruiz at the 62 minute mark.
  • 63' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Gerardo Valenzuela exits the field as Luca Orellano enters on 63.
  • 68' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 71' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Johnny Russell is hanging Zavier Gozo on the field on 71 minute.
  • 73' A moment of madness from DeAndre Yedlin on 73 minutes earns him a card. FC Cincinnati will be frustrated.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Sergio Santos. He replaces Roman Celentano on 74 minute.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 84' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Cincinnati's shape.
  • 85' Matt Miazga is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lukas Engel at the 85 minute mark.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Luca Orellano has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 2
Brenner da Silva 2
Sam Johnson 1
Maikel Chang Ramirez 1
Luca Orellano 1

Head to Head

2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2019-04-19 FC Cincinnati 0–3 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati L 2025-07-17 Portland Timbers 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2025-07-13 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2025-07-06 Real Salt Lake 3–2 St. Louis City W 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-06-15 Real Salt Lake 2–0 D.C. United SC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati W 2025-07-16 FC Cincinnati 3–0 Internacional CF Miami W 2025-07-13 FC Cincinnati 2–4 Columbus Crew SC L 2025-07-05 FC Cincinnati 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-06-28 Orlando City SC 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2025-06-25 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 FC Cincinnati W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.85 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Cincinnati 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake40% Draw26% FC Cincinnati34%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
60%
Real Salt Lake or FC Cincinnati
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake32% Draw41% FC Cincinnati27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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