Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Real Salt Lake

3 – 1

Full Time

New York City FC

Sun 4 Aug 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 27' James Sands

Everton Luiz 45' Y

Kyle Beckerman 68' Y

Y 74' Alexander Ring

Y 90' Ronald Matarrita

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC — MLS .

Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Mike Kampmeinert
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee David Barrie

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 5 games · Avg 3.2 goals New York City FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 New York City FC 2018-04-11 New York City FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Aug	New York City FC	H	3–1	W
28 Jul	FC Dallas	A	0–0	D
21 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
14 Jul	Philadelphia Union	H	4–0	W
07 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–1	L
04 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
04 Aug	Real Salt Lake	A	1–3	L
26 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
21 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
14 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
07 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		New York City FC
#24	Position	#10
45	Points	42
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	10 / 12 / 12
53	Scored	49
52	Conceded	45
+1	GD	+4
1.32	PPG	1.24
38%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

6/5

31-45

6/8

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/6

76+

5/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	16 G	6 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Real Salt Lake are looking to make home advantage count against New York City FC.
4' Alexander Ring is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
9' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Herrera, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
17' Another change for New York City FC made on 17 minute. Ben Sweat leaves to be changed by Sebastien Ibeagha.
22' Jefferson Savarino has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 7 goals to his name this season.
27' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for James Sands on 27 minutes.
32' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
37' What a strike from Jefferson Savarino! The score is 1-1.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Everton Luiz will be fuming at that decision.
50' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
55' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
60' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
64' New York City FC ring the changes. Valentin Castellanos has done his job and it is now time for Keaton Parks to step up.
68' Kyle Beckerman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
73' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
74' The referee calls foul for Alexander Ring. He receives a Yellow card.
75' Real Salt Lake is taking the lead after the goal scored by Albert Rusnak on 75.
76' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Sebastian Saucedo on, Corey Baird off on 76 minutes.
78' Ebenezer Ofori makes way for Gary Mackay-Steven at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York City FC.
80' Nick Besler gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Kyle Beckerman and will look to change the dynamic.
83' The supporters are chanting for Joao Plata. He replaces Albert Rusnak on 83 minute.
88' Nick Besler makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
90' The referee shows New York City FC player a Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. Real Salt Lake and New York City FC share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Ebenezer Ofori ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 78'
3
Anton Tinnerholm
11
Valentin Castellanos ↓ Keaton Parks 64'
22
Ronald Matarrita
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
2
Ben Sweat ↓ Sebastien Ibeagha 17'
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
28
Alexandru Mitrita
9
Heber

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Valentin Castellanos	5
Thiago	2
Maxi Moralez	1
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	1
Ebenezer Ofori	1
Luighi Hanri	1
Jo Inge Berget	1
Ismael Tajouri	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.75 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake47% Draw25% New York City FC28%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.21

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or New York City FC

53%

Real Salt Lake or New York City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake33% Draw43% New York City FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

1 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.6%

0 – 1

5.1%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

3.7%

1 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

New York City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Clean Sheet