Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 26 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 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
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 26 21

Head-to-Head

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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
#27 Position #1
32 Points 60
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 18 / 6 / 3
40 Scored 55
44 Conceded 21
-4 GD +34
1.19 PPG 2.22
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 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
Nashville SC
0-15
3/1
16-30
7/3
31-45
5/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
5/6
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 16 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 13 G 6 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Rio Tinto Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Real Salt Lake and Nashville SC.
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bobby Wood makes it 1-0.
  • 7' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 12' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Tate Schmitt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 25' Brilliant from the ! Walker Zimmerman makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 25.
  • 30' Joe Willis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Nashville SC so far.
  • 35' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Daniel Lovitz.
  • 46' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Walker Zimmerman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' What a moment for Tate Schmitt! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 57' Nashville SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Charles Sapong is hanging Teal Bunbury on the field on 57 minute.
  • 62' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 63' Real Salt Lake make a change. Justen Glad trudges off to be replaced by Aaron Herrera on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Nashville SC have won 328 goals from 224 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Ake Arnaud Loba. He replaces Alex Muyl on 74 minute.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Everton on, Ruiz off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Jasper Loeffelsend gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Justin Meram and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Maikel Chang Ramirez is replaced by Bode Davis on 84 minute.
  • 89' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Dax McCarty. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

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
Bobby Wood 1
Tate Schmitt 1
Walker Zimmerman 1
David Romney 1
Charles Sapong 1
Dominik Marczuk 1
Sam Surridge 1
Daniel Lovitz 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
2 / 4
1.06 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Nashville SC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake36% Draw28% Nashville SC36%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
64%
Draw or Nashville SC
64%
Real Salt Lake or Nashville SC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake21% Draw49% Nashville SC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Nashville SC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 22% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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