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 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
New York City FC 18 games · 26 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	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

Real Salt Lake 4 games · Avg 3.5 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
#21	Position	#5
27	Points	26
17	Played	18
8 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 6
29	Scored	31
25	Conceded	24
+4	GD	+7
1.59	PPG	1.44
47%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

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

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, New York City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
4' What a moment for Alexander Ring! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
9' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
14' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' The New York City FC manager makes a substitution. Ben Sweat departs to be replaced by Sebastien Ibeagha.
22' Corey Baird needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for James Sands on 27.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' The Venezuela Jefferson Savarino breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 1-1!
42' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Everton Luiz on 45.
50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
55' Alexandru Mitrita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Domenec Torrent might look to freshen things up shortly.
64' A tactical swap from New York City FC — Keaton Parks on, Valentin Castellanos off on 64 minutes.
68' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 68.
73' Real Salt Lake have won 420 goals from 283 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexander Ring.
75' Albert Rusnak doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
76' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Corey Baird is withdrawn and Sebastian Saucedo gets his opportunity.
78' Gary Mackay-Steven is replacing Ebenezer Ofori for the New York City FC side.
80' The supporters are chanting for Nick Besler. He replaces Kyle Beckerman on 80 minute.
83' The whistle greets Albert Rusnak as he departs to be replaced by Joao Plata.
88' Nick Besler adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ronald Matarrita.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum points.

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
Alexander Ring	1
Jo Inge Berget	1
Ismael Tajouri	1
Maxi Moralez	1
Ebenezer Ofori	1
Jo Inge Berget	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.83 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 New York City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake46% Draw24% New York City FC30%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or New York City FC

54%

Real Salt Lake or New York City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake33% Draw41% New York City FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

4.8%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	New York City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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