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Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sun 16 Sep 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee C.J. Morgante
  • Referee Felisha Mariscal
  • Referee Timothy Ford
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
11
6
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
02 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 6–2 W
26 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 6–0 W
19 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
16 Aug Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
12 Aug Montreal Impact FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Sep Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
12 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
19 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
12 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Minnesota United FC
#27 Position #29
32 Points 29
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 7 / 8 / 12
40 Scored 40
44 Conceded 49
-4 GD -9
1.19 PPG 1.07
33% Win % 26%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 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
Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC get this one started.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Minnesota United FC have won 429 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brooks Lennon made 288 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Mauricio Gonzalez scoring 1 goals.
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' Damir Kreilach, a Croatia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Rasmus Schuller is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.99 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake49% Draw24% Minnesota United FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
51%
Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake37% Draw41% Minnesota United FC22%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.3%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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