Real Salt Lake vs New England Revolution, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs New England Revolution — MLS .
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
- New England Revolution 14 games · 25 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Nima Saghafi
- Referee Jeffrey Greeson
- Referee Adam Garner
4 games this season
🟨 0.5/game
⚽ 1.8 goals/game
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | New England Revolution | H | 4–1 | W |
| 07 Oct | Portland Timbers | H | 1–4 | L |
| 30 Sep | Sporting Kansas City | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Sep | Atlanta United FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Sep | Minnesota United FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sep | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 6–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–4 | L |
| 13 Oct | Orlando City SC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Oct | Atlanta United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Sep | Toronto FC | A | 1–4 | L |
| 22 Sep | Chicago Fire FC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Sep | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Real Salt Lake | New England Revolution | |
|---|---|---|
| #18 | Position | #4 |
| 26 | Points | 25 |
| 14 | Played | 14 |
| 8 / 2 / 4 | W / D / L | 8 / 1 / 5 |
| 26 | Scored | 22 |
| 19 | Conceded | 18 |
| +7 | GD | +4 |
| 1.86 | PPG | 1.79 |
| 57% | Win % | 57% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
14%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
36%
Clean Sheets
New England Revolution this season
New England Revolution this season
Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). New England Revolution are 4th (25 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
New England Revolution
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host New England Revolution — let the battle begin!
- 5' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nick Rimando suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 20' Jalil Anibaba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 25' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 30' A quiet spell here at . Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 35' 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.
- 40' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New England Revolution's shape.
- 45' Luis Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
- 50' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Brian Wright has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and New England Revolution are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 65' Real Salt Lake 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.
- 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
- 85' It’s high time Brad Friedel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' It looks like no one’s ball. New England Revolution is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 4-1 the final result. New England Revolution will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
-
6
Damir Kreilach ↓ Pablo Ruiz 76'
- 18
- 30
- 12
- 22
- 27
- 13
- 23
- 20
- 19
Bench
-
31
Pablo Ruiz ↑ 76'
- 15
- 11
- 10
- 7
- 25
- 51
Coach
Mike Petke
New England Revolution Lineups
Starting XI
- 28
-
23
Wilfried Zahibo ↓ Juan Agudelo 31'
-
27
Luis Caicedo ↓ Brian Wright 77'
- 70
- 14
- 3
-
6
Scott Caldwell C ↓ Mark Segbers 46'
- 15
- 18
- 10
- 11
Bench
- 13
- 22
-
17
Juan Agudelo ↑ 31'
- 30
-
7
Brian Wright ↑ 77'
- 5
-
16
Mark Segbers ↑ 46'
Coach
Brad Friedel
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Corey Baird | 1 |
| Nick Besler | 1 |
| Sebastian Saucedo | 1 |
| Jozy Altidore | 1 |
| Emmanuel Boateng | 1 |
| Sergio Cordova | 1 |
| Justen Glad | 1 |
| Tate Schmitt | 1 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
2018-10-19
Real Salt Lake
4–1
New England Revolution
W
2018-10-07
Real Salt Lake
1–4
Portland Timbers
L
2018-09-30
Sporting Kansas City
1–1
Real Salt Lake
D
2018-09-22
Atlanta United FC
2–0
Real Salt Lake
L
2018-09-16
Real Salt Lake
1–1
Minnesota United FC
D
2018-09-02
Real Salt Lake
6–2
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
New England Revolution Form
2018-10-19
Real Salt Lake
4–1
New England Revolution
L
2018-10-13
New England Revolution
2–0
Orlando City SC
W
2018-10-06
Atlanta United FC
2–1
New England Revolution
L
2018-09-29
Toronto FC
4–1
New England Revolution
L
2018-09-22
New England Revolution
2–2
Chicago Fire FC
D
2018-09-16
Los Angeles FC
1–1
New England Revolution
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.57
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31
New England Revolution xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.88
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 2.5 | 73% |
|
27% |
| ± 3.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 4.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
81%
Draw or New England Revolution
39%
Real Salt Lake or New England Revolution
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 0
3.7%
0 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | New England Revolution covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -2 | 25% | 18% | 57% |
| -1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -1 | 43% | 20% | 37% |
| -0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +1 | 82% | 10% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
28%
✓
New England Revolution keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

