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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 2.6 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
#18	Position	#23
26	Points	22
14	Played	15
8 / 2 / 4	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
26	Scored	18
19	Conceded	22
+7	GD	-4
1.86	PPG	1.47
57%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Minnesota United FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Honduras international Kervin Arriaga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
6' Magnificent from Sergio Cordova! That is 24 goals in 433 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
7' A stunning finish from Sergio Cordova — that came from absolutely nowhere!
12' Justin Meram, a Iraq , has 15 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
17' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jasper Loeffelsend.
23' A goal from the Venezuela international Jefferson Savarino! He fires home on 23 to make it 3-0!
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
32' Alan Benitez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
37' The 32-year-old Alan Benitez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
39' Justen Glad was booked on 39.
44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Abu Danladi departs to be replaced by Robin Lod.
51' 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.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Bryan Oviedo on, Maikel Chang Ramirez off on 60 minutes.
61' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Justin Meram has done his job and it is now time for Rubio Rubin to step up.
66' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
69' Minnesota United FC ring the changes. Joseph Rosales has done his job and it is now time for Kervin Arriaga to step up.
70' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Joseph Rosales departs to be replaced by Kervin Arriaga.
71' Anderson Julio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Cordova at the 71 minute mark.
76' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Jasper Loeffelsend has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
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' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
Minnesota United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Real Salt Lake were simply the better side today.

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
Joao Plata	2
Sergio Cordova	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 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake56% Draw23% Minnesota United FC21%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

80%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

44%

Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake41% Draw42% Minnesota United FC17%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

6.2%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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