Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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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
#21 Position #1
27 Points 40
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
29 Scored 35
25 Conceded 14
+4 GD +21
1.59 PPG 2.22
47% 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
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 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
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and Nashville SC.
  • 2' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bobby Wood makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 7' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Brody made 281 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 12' Nashville SC is showing some good football. However, Nashville SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Randall Leal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Poor challenge from Tate Schmitt. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Walker Zimmerman gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 30' Nashville SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Scott Caldwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 41' Nashville SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Walker Zimmerman. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 54' GOAL! Tate Schmitt scores on 54.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Nashville SC. Teal Bunbury is replaced by Charles Sapong.
  • 62' 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.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Justen Glad is replaced by Aaron Herrera on 63 minute.
  • 68' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 73' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Nashville SC's compact .
  • 74' The whistle greets Alex Muyl as he departs to be replaced by Ake Arnaud Loba.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Everton. He replaces Ruiz on 78 minute.
  • 79' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Justin Meram is withdrawn and Jasper Loeffelsend gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Bode Davis gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Maikel Chang Ramirez and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Dax McCarty has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Real Salt Lake celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Walker Zimmerman 1
David Romney 1
Charles Sapong 1
Dominik Marczuk 1
Sam Surridge 1
Daniel Lovitz 1
Bobby Wood 1
Tate Schmitt 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
1.12 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Nashville SC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake39% Draw28% Nashville SC33%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
67%
Draw or Nashville SC
61%
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
14%
0 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%

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% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 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
33% ✓

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