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Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
1 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Sun 18 Mar 2018 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Real Salt Lake 5 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-18 Real Salt Lake 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#27 Position #10
32 Points 33
27 Played 26
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 6 / 11
40 Scored 34
44 Conceded 48
-4 GD -14
1.19 PPG 1.27
33% Win % 35%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
5/6
46-60
5/8
61-75
2/6
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 10 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Derrick Etienne has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jesse Marsch will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Aaron Long, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Austria international Daniel Royer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past New York Red Bulls's compact .
  • 70' The 42-year-old Demar Phillips has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 75' New York Red Bulls come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 80' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' 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.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jesse Marsch

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.5 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake49% Draw27% New York Red Bulls24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 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

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake33% Draw48% New York Red Bulls19%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
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% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+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.