Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
4 – 2
Full Time
San Diego FC
Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium 20,852 HT 45' · FT 45'
Diego Luna 4' 1–0
Sergi Solans 6' 2–0
2–1 14' Marcus Ingvartsen
Sergi Solans 37' 3–1
Morgan Guilavogui 45' 4–1
4–2 66' Anders Dreyer pen
Y 45' Bryce Duke
Morgan Guilavogui 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Corey Parker
  • Assistant 2 Zachary McWhorter (USA)
14 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 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
1
Real Salt Lake 4 games · Avg 4.5 goals San Diego FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2025-04-26 San Diego FC 1–3 Real Salt Lake 2025-03-09 Real Salt Lake 1–3 San Diego FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr San Diego FC H 4–2 W
04 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
22 Mar San Diego FC A 2–2 D
15 Mar Austin FC H 2–1 W
08 Mar Atlanta United FC A 3–2 W
01 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–1 W
San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Apr Real Salt Lake A 2–4 L
12 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–2 L
05 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 0–3 L
22 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–2 D
15 Mar FC Dallas A 3–3 D
08 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake San Diego FC
#27 Position #25
32 Points 32
27 Played 27
9 / 5 / 13 W / D / L 8 / 8 / 11
40 Scored 47
44 Conceded 47
-4 GD +0
1.19 PPG 1.19
33% Win % 30%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
26% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). San Diego FC are 25th (32 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
San Diego FC
0-15
6/8
16-30
3/5
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/3
61-75
7/7
76+
7/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 12 G 3 A
Anders Dreyer 11 G 9 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome San Diego FC for this crunch clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.
  • 4' What a moment for Diego Luna! That strike on 4 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 6' Sergi Solans is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 7 goals this season for the .
  • 11' San Diego FC 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.
  • 14' What composure from Marcus Ingvartsen! The Denmark international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 19' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexander Mighten suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 37' Sergi Solans doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lewis Morgan made 420 appearances and scored 43 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Assisted by Sergi Solans with the perfectly-timed delivery and Morgan Guilavogui makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 45' Bryce Duke picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The whistle greets Anibal Godoy as he departs to be replaced by Pedro Soma.
  • 51' Morgan Guilavogui was booked on 51.
  • 56' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Alexandros Katranis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sergi Solans scoring 2 goals.
  • 66' A stunning finish from Anders Dreyer — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' Another change for San Diego FC made on 66 minute. Onni Valakari leaves to be changed by David Vazquez.
  • 70' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. DeAndre Yedlin is withdrawn and Sam Junqua gets his opportunity.
  • 75' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Victor Olatunji is hanging Sergi Solans on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Morgan Guilavogui by Zach Booth on 82 minute.
  • 84' The crowd applauds Lewis Morgan as he leaves the pitch. Amahl Pellegrino steps in for San Diego FC.
  • 89' 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.
  • Full Time. Real Salt Lake beats San Diego FC

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

San Diego FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Diego Luna 3
Sergi Solans 2
Marcus Ingvartsen 2
Anders Dreyer 2
Morgan Guilavogui 1
Ariath Piol 1
Franco Negri 1
Sam Junqua 1

Head to Head

2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake 2025-04-26 San Diego FC 1–3 Real Salt Lake 2025-03-09 Real Salt Lake 1–3 San Diego FC

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC W 2026-04-04 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2026-03-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC W 2026-03-08 Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake W 2026-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

San Diego FC Form

2026-04-19 Real Salt Lake 4–2 San Diego FC L 2026-04-12 San Diego FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-04-05 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 San Diego FC L 2026-03-22 San Diego FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2026-03-15 FC Dallas 3–3 San Diego FC D 2026-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 San Diego FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.35 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake55% Draw21% San Diego FC24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or San Diego FC
45%
Real Salt Lake or San Diego FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake39% Draw37% San Diego FC24%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8%
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 2
6.6%
3 – 1
6.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
1 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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