Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Nashville SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Nashville SC
Sun 20 Mar 2022 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tate Schmitt 24' Y
Y 41' Daniel Lovitz
Y 53' Walker Zimmerman
Y 90' Dax McCarty
R 90' Dax McCarty

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Nashville SC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

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

1
1
2
Real Salt Lake 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Nashville SC H 2–1 W
13 Mar New England Revolution A 3–2 W
05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
28 Feb Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
07 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W
04 Nov Portland Timbers H 1–3 L
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
13 Mar FC Dallas A 0–2 L
05 Mar Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
28 Feb Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
07 Nov New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
31 Oct Orlando City SC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Nashville SC
#18 Position #1
26 Points 33
14 Played 14
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1
26 Scored 31
19 Conceded 11
+7 GD +20
1.86 PPG 2.36
57% Win % 71%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 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
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
  • 2' GOAL! Bobby Wood scores on 2.
  • 7' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Nashville SC 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.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 24' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 25' Goal! Walker Zimmerman scores his 24 goal in 285 matches.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' 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.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Nashville SC player. Daniel Lovitz gets a Yellow card.
  • 46' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' Walker Zimmerman is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 54' What a strike from Tate Schmitt! The score is 2-1.
  • 57' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Teal Bunbury by Charles Sapong on 57 minute.
  • 62' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aaron Herrera is hanging Justen Glad on the field on 63 minute.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Caldwell made 281 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Sean Davis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' The whistle greets Alex Muyl as he departs to be replaced by Ake Arnaud Loba.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Ruiz is replaced by Everton on 78 minute.
  • 79' Jasper Loeffelsend is replacing Justin Meram for the Real Salt Lake side.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Bode Davis. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez on 84 minute.
  • 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dax McCarty, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Dax McCarty is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats Nashville SC

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dominik Marczuk 1
Sam Surridge 1
Daniel Lovitz 1
Bobby Wood 1
Tate Schmitt 1
Walker Zimmerman 1
David Romney 1
Charles Sapong 1

Head to Head

2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC W 2022-03-13 New England Revolution 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers L

Nashville SC Form

2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC L 2022-03-13 FC Dallas 2–0 Nashville SC L 2022-03-05 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-02-28 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2021-11-07 Nashville SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2021-10-31 Orlando City SC 1–1 Nashville SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Nashville SC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake40% Draw28% Nashville SC32%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
68%
Draw or Nashville SC
60%
Real Salt Lake or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake23% Draw50% Nashville SC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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