Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Real Salt Lake

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Minnesota United FC

Sat 18 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'

Aaron Herrera 43' Y

Justin Meram 45' Y

Y 53' Thomas Chacon

Y 66' Robin Lod

Corey Baird 69' Y

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz
Referee Felisha Mariscal
Referee Guido Gonzalez
Referee R. Mendoza
Referee Chris Elliott

5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake 2019-07-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2018-09-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2018-07-15 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D
13 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–0	W
07 Mar	New York Red Bulls	H	1–1	D
29 Feb	Orlando City SC	A	0–0	D
20 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
06 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
13 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
08 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–2	W
02 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	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' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Minnesota United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Hassani Dotson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
20' Romain Metanire has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
34' Real Salt Lake make a change. Albert Rusnak trudges off to be replaced by Justin Meram on 34 minutes.
39' 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.
43' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Justin Meram gets a Yellow card.
46' Thomas Chacon is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Molino at the 46 minute mark.
51' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thomas Chacon.
58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
65' Minnesota United FC make a change. Ethan Finlay trudges off to be replaced by Hassani Dotson on 65 minutes.
66' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. Robin Lod will be fuming at that decision.
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Corey Baird on 69.
74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
79' Sam Johnson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Douglas Martinez at the 79 minute mark.
81' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Raheem Edwards on, Robin Lod off on 81 minutes.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
90' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Nick Besler on, Pablo Ruiz off on 90 minutes.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Robin Lod	4
Anderson Julio	4
Darwin Quintero	4
Tani Oluwaseyi	3
Jefferson Savarino	3
Emanuel Reynoso	3
Miguel Ibarra	2
Joao Plata	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-13 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-02-29 Orlando City SC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2019-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2019-10-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC W 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.49 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake39% Draw27% Minnesota United FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

66%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

61%

Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake28% Draw45% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 1

6.8%

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.1%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	19%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	18%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

25% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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