Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
1 – 1
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sun 30 May 2021 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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

2
11
6
Real Salt Lake 19 games · Avg 2.5 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Minnesota United FC H 1–1 D
23 May FC Dallas A 2–2 D
16 May Nashville SC H 0–0 D
08 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
01 May Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 May Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
16 May FC Dallas H 1–0 W
13 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W
09 May Colorado Rapids SC A 2–3 L
02 May Austin FC H 0–1 L
25 Apr Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Minnesota United FC
#21 Position #25
27 Points 24
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
29 Scored 20
25 Conceded 25
+4 GD -5
1.59 PPG 1.33
47% Win % 33%

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
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 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
Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Damir Kreilach makes it 1-0.
  • 18' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
  • 23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 33' Jan Gregus is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
  • 38' Rubio Rubin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 43' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Romain Metanire is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
  • 58' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Niko Hansen made 287 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 65' Minnesota United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ramon Abila is hanging Adrien Hunou on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Adrien Hunou needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Anderson Julio as he leaves the pitch. Justin Meram steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 76' Minnesota United FC 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.
  • 78' A goal from the Denmark international Niko Hansen! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-1!
  • 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 88' 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.
  • The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 1-1 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

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

PlayerGoals
Anderson Julio 4
Darwin Quintero 4
Robin Lod 4
Tani Oluwaseyi 3
Jefferson Savarino 3
Emanuel Reynoso 3
Miguel Ibarra 2
Damir Kreilach 2

Head to Head

2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-05-01 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-16 Minnesota United FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2021-05-13 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-09 Colorado Rapids SC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2021-05-02 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC L 2021-04-25 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake46% Draw28% Minnesota United FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
54%
Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake31% Draw48% Minnesota United FC21%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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