Sunday , 16 August 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 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
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
#21 Position #6
27 Points 26
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
29 Scored 45
25 Conceded 44
+4 GD +1
1.59 PPG 1.44
47% Win % 39%

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
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with FC Cincinnati.
  • 5' FC Cincinnati have won 352 goals from 245 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 16' It’s gonna be a card for Corey Baird.
  • 21' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 26' FC Cincinnati are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' Controversy at the stadium! Teenage Hadebe argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 31' Alexandros Katranis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 31.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' The referee calls foul for Brayan Vera. He receives a card.
  • 42' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Gilberto Flores gets a card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Alexandros Katranis as he departs to be replaced by Sam Junqua.
  • 51' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gilberto Flores is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Salt Lake.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Emeka Eneli. He replaces Pablo Ruiz on 62 minute.
  • 63' The whistle greets Gerardo Valenzuela as he departs to be replaced by Luca Orellano.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 71' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Zavier Gozo is replaced by Johnny Russell on 71 minute.
  • 73' Poor challenge from DeAndre Yedlin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 74' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Roman Celentano has done his job and it is now time for Sergio Santos to step up.
  • 79' 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 Roman Celentano suffering a number of foals already.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 280 games and scored 417 goals.
  • 85' Matt Miazga is replacing Lukas Engel for the FC Cincinnati side.
  • 87' Luca Orellano puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • With this win, FC Cincinnati is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
2.04 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or FC Cincinnati 75% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake42% Draw25% FC Cincinnati33%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

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
67%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
58%
Real Salt Lake or FC Cincinnati
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake35% Draw39% FC Cincinnati26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.6%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

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