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Real Salt Lake vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sat 7 Mar 2020 · 19:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs New York Red BullsMLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Younes Marrakchi
  • Referee R. Mendoza

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar New York Red Bulls H 1–1 D
29 Feb Orlando City SC A 0–0 D
20 Oct Portland Timbers H 2–1 W
06 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
26 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Mar Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
01 Mar FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
20 Oct Philadelphia Union A 3–4 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L
29 Sep D.C. United SC H 0–0 D
22 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake New York Red Bulls
#21 Position #8
27 Points 25
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
29 Scored 29
25 Conceded 39
+4 GD -10
1.59 PPG 1.39
47% Win % 39%

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
16% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). New York Red Bulls are 8th (25 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 Red Bulls
0-15
6/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
5/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
1/5
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
New York Red Bulls
Julian Hall 9 G 2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba 7 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Rio Tinto Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' Cristian Casseres has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' It’s high time Freddy Juarez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
  • 33' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Patrick Seagrist picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 40' Tom Barlow has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brian White made 286 appearances and scored 88 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Florian Valot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 54' Marcelo Silva catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 59' Douglas Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Besler on 59 minute.
  • 64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Chris Armas will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Brian White makes way for Tom Barlow at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from New York Red Bulls.
  • 68' Time for substitution for New York Red Bulls. Florian Valot is replaced by Josh Sims.
  • 73' Kyle Duncan was booked on 73.
  • 77' Marc Rzatkowski is replacing Alejandro Romero Gamarra for the New York Red Bulls side.
  • 80' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Douglas Martinez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' Real Salt Lake make a change. Justin Meram trudges off to be replaced by Jeizon Ramirez on 88 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.09 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake50% Draw24% New York Red Bulls26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
74%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
50%
Real Salt Lake or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake38% Draw40% New York Red Bulls22%
Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 0
5.6%
3 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 15% 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% 49%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
24%
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
13%

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