Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Real Salt Lake

3 – 0

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Thu 1 Sep 2022 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jasper Loeffelsend 20' Y

Y 32' Alan Benitez

Justen Glad 39' Y

Overview

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

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

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	27	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	St. Louis City	27	47
18	FC Dallas	27	47
19	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Seattle Sounders FC	27	38
23	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
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	27	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-01 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Minnesota United FC 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	3–0	W
28 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
07 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L
31 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–2	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
27 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
21 Aug	Austin FC	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
07 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–4	L
30 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	4–4	D

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Real Salt Lake launch into their encounter with Minnesota United FC.
5' The 28-year-old Kervin Arriaga has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
6' Brilliant from the ! Sergio Cordova makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 6.
7' Sergio Cordova has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Scott Caldwell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jasper Loeffelsend.
23' Jefferson Savarino makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
28' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' Alan Benitez was booked on 32.
37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Abu Danladi is withdrawn and Robin Lod gets his opportunity.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' Aaron Herrera needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 48 Yellow cards this season.
60' Bryan Oviedo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 60 minute.
61' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 61 minute. Justin Meram leaves to be changed by Rubio Rubin.
66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
69' Kervin Arriaga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joseph Rosales on 69 minute.
70' Minnesota United FC make a change. Joseph Rosales trudges off to be replaced by Kervin Arriaga on 70 minutes.
71' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Cordova on 71 minute.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
79' What a strike from Anderson Julio! The score is 4-0.
81' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Scott Caldwell is replaced by Nick Besler.
86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Minnesota United FC

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Sergio Cordova ↓ Anderson Julio 71'
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
11
Jefferson Savarino ↓ Diego Luna 81'
22
Aaron Herrera
2
Andrew Brody
12
Scott Caldwell ↓ Nick Besler 81'
18
Zac MacMath
9
Justin Meram ↓ Rubio Rubin 61'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↓ Bryan Oviedo 60'
28
Jasper Loeffelsend

Bench

36
Bryan Oviedo ↑ 60'
13
Nick Besler ↑ 81'
4
Johan Kappelhof
21
Tate Schmitt
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 71'
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 61'
19
Bode Davis
81
Tomas Gomez
26
Diego Luna ↑ 81'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Robin Lod ↑ 46'
1
Tyler Miller ↑ 46'
91
Oniel Fisher ↑ 46'
11
Niko Hansen
7
Franco Fragapane
9
Luis Amarilla ↑ 61'
99
Fred Emmings
36
Nabilai Kibunguchy
33
Kervin Arriaga ↑ 69'

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-09-01 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2022-08-28 FC Dallas 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-08-21 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Minnesota United FC Form

2022-09-01 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-08-21 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Austin FC W 2022-08-15 Nashville SC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2022-08-07 Colorado Rapids SC 4–3 Minnesota United FC L 2022-07-30 Minnesota United FC 4–4 Portland Timbers D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.01 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake53% Draw23% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

76%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

47%

Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake38% Draw41% Minnesota United FC21%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.5%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 0

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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