Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
- New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Ted Unkel
- Referee Mike Kampmeinert
- Referee Eduardo Mariscal
11 games this season
🟨 3.1/game
⚽ 11.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | New York Red Bulls | H | 1–0 | W |
| 10 Mar | Los Angeles FC | H | 1–5 | L |
| 04 Mar | FC Dallas | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Mar | Portland Timbers | H | 4–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Real Salt Lake | New York Red Bulls | |
|---|---|---|
| #24 | Position | #11 |
| 45 | Points | 42 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 13 / 6 / 15 | W / D / L | 12 / 6 / 16 |
| 53 | Scored | 48 |
| 52 | Conceded | 62 |
| +1 | GD | -14 |
| 1.32 | PPG | 1.24 |
| 38% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
60%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
24%
Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season
New York Red Bulls this season
Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (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 Red Bulls
0-15
7/7
16-30
4/3
31-45
8/7
46-60
7/10
61-75
4/6
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
New York Red Bulls
| Julian Hall | 13 G | 3 A |
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | 8 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
- 5' has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 10' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Petke will be considering his options from the bench.
- 35' New York Red Bulls is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
- 45' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 302 games and scored 443 goals.
- 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 65' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
- 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 80' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 85' Real Salt Lake have won 445 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-0 New York Red Bulls.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
-
16
Ortuno ↓ Stephen Sunday 79'
- 6
- 15
- 18
- 5
- 11
- 7
- 12
-
23
Sebastian Saucedo ↓ Corey Baird 66'
- 17
- 4
Bench
- 31
-
27
Corey Baird ↑ 66'
-
8
Stephen Sunday ↑ 79'
- 25
-
19
Luke Mulholland ↑ 90'
- 1
- 3
Coach
Mike Petke
New York Red Bulls Lineups
Starting XI
-
90
Marc Rzatkowski ↓ Daniel Royer 62'
-
29
Fidel Escobar ↓ Derrick Etienne 79'
- 10
- 33
- 31
- 26
- 4
- 5
- 88
- 6
- 11
Bench
- 62
-
99
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↑ 72'
-
77
Daniel Royer ↑ 62'
- 78
- 18
- 19
-
7
Derrick Etienne ↑ 79'
Coach
Jesse Marsch
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Maxim Choupo-Moting | 2 |
| Diego Luna | 2 |
| Cristian Casseres Jr. | 1 |
| Zavier Gozo | 1 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 1 |
| Albert Rusnak | 1 |
| Albert Rusnak | 1 |
| Frankie Amaya | 1 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01
New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
51%
Real Salt Lake or New York Red Bulls
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | New York Red Bulls covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -2 | 10% | 15% | 75% |
| -1.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| -1 | 25% | 23% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 15% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

