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 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Rio Tinto Stadium!
5' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Mauricio Gonzalez scoring 1 goals.
6' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sergio Cordova makes no mistake. 1-0!
7' The Venezuela Sergio Cordova breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 2-0!
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
17' Aaron Herrera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jasper Loeffelsend.
23' The Venezuela Jefferson Savarino breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 3-0!
28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
32' A moment of madness from Alan Benitez on 32 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justin Meram made 287 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 39.
44' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Minnesota United FC make a change. Abu Danladi trudges off to be replaced by Robin Lod on 46 minutes.
51' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
60' The whistle greets Maikel Chang Ramirez as he departs to be replaced by Bryan Oviedo.
61' The crowd applauds Justin Meram as he leaves the pitch. Rubio Rubin steps in for Real Salt Lake.
66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kervin Arriaga is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
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 crowd applauds Joseph Rosales as he leaves the pitch. Kervin Arriaga steps in for Minnesota United FC.
71' Anderson Julio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sergio Cordova on 71 minute.
76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
79' Anderson Julio adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
81' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Scott Caldwell by Nick Besler on 81 minute.
86' Over 86 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

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

1.89 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake54% Draw24% Minnesota United FC22%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

79%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

46%

Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake39% Draw43% Minnesota United FC18%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.8%

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

0 – 2

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	22%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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