Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Sergi Solans 82' 1–0

1–1 89' Joaquin Pereyra

Zach Booth 12' Y

Y 32' Jefferson Diaz

Rodrigues Lineker 56' Y

Stijn Spierings 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Real Salt Lake 21 games · 28 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 22 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	22	52
2	Internacional CF Miami	22	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	37
4	New England Revolution	22	37
5	Charlotte FC	22	35
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	22	28
8	New York Red Bulls	22	26
9	Toronto FC	22	25
10	D.C. United SC	22	25
11	Orlando City SC	22	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	21
14	Montreal Impact FC	22	21
15	Columbus Crew SC	22	20
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	21	43
17	Houston Dynamo	22	39
18	Los Angeles FC	23	36
19	San Jose Earthquakes	22	34
20	FC Dallas	22	34
21	St. Louis City	22	34
22	Colorado Rapids SC	22	31
23	San Diego FC	22	30
24	Minnesota United FC	22	29
25	Real Salt Lake	21	28
26	Portland Timbers	22	28
27	Seattle Sounders FC	21	26
28	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	26
29	Austin FC	22	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	22	15

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC 2026-05-23 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2025-08-24 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Minnesota United FC 2025-03-30 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2024-10-03 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
02 Aug	St. Louis City	A	1–1	D
26 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
23 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L
23 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
17 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–1	D
02 Aug	San Diego FC	H	1–1	D
26 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
23 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
23 May	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
16 May	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Minnesota United FC
#25	Position	#24
28	Points	29
21	Played	22
8 / 4 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 7
34	Scored	30
33	Conceded	32
+1	GD	-2
1.33	PPG	1.32
38%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

68% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

27% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 25th (28 pts). Minnesota United FC are 24th (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/4

31-45

5/3

46-60

5/4

61-75

3/4

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

3/5

16-30

2/4

31-45

4/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	9 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	11 G	1 A
Anthony Markanich	6 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake face off against Minnesota United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
12' Zach Booth catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 12.
15' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Zach Booth is replaced by Dominik Marczuk.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 0% of all matches.
25' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
32' Jefferson Diaz was booked on 32.
37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Kyle Duncan is replaced by Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' The referee calls foul for Rodrigues Lineker. He receives a card.
60' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Rodrigues Lineker is replaced by Saba Lobjanidze on 60 minute.
65' Rodrigues Lineker has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
71' Mauricio Gonzalez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomas Chancalay on 71 minute.
76' Kelvin Yeboah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
81' Joaquin Pereyra has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 173 appearances.
82' What a moment for Sergi Solans! That strike on 82 puts his side firmly in control.
86' The supporters are chanting for Aiden Hezarkhani. He replaces Diego Luna on 86 minute.
87' Wil Trapp makes way for Marcus Caldeira at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joaquin Pereyra makes it 1-1.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Stijn Spierings is booked for Real Salt Lake — card on 90.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

1
Rafael
6
Stijn Spierings
8
Juan Sanabria
26
Philip Quinton
10
Diego Luna ↓ Aiden Hezarkhani 86'
4
Lukas Engel
92
Noel Caliskan
21
Juan Arias
23
Zach Booth ↓ Dominik Marczuk 15'
22
Sergi Solans ↓ Victor Olatunji 87'
70
Rodrigues Lineker ↓ Saba Lobjanidze 60'

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Kyle Duncan ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 46'
26
Joaquin Pereyra
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Marcus Caldeira 87'
15
Michael Boxall
8
Tomas Chancalay ↓ Mauricio Gonzalez 71'
12
Drake Callender
30
Owen Gene
13
Anthony Markanich
23
Morris Duggan
28
Jefferson Diaz ↓ Carlos Harvey 71'
29
Mamadou Dieng ↓ Kelvin Yeboah 71'

Bench

Coach Cameron Knowles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-08-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2026-08-02 St. Louis City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-07-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-07-23 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-05-23 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-05-17 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Minnesota United FC Form

2026-08-16 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2026-08-02 Minnesota United FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2026-07-26 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2026-07-23 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2026-05-23 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2026-05-16 New England Revolution 2–1 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake41% Draw28% Minnesota United FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

69%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

59%

Real Salt Lake or Minnesota United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake29% Draw47% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.2%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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