Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
1 – 3
Full Time
San Diego FC
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 02:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Braian Ojeda 69' Y
Rafael Cabral 76' Y
Y 77' Jeppe Tverskov
Justen Glad 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego FC — MLS at America First Field.

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

2
1
1
Real Salt Lake 4 games · Avg 4.5 goals San Diego FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-09 Real Salt Lake 1–3 San Diego FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar San Diego FC H 1–3 L
01 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb San Jose Earthquakes A 0–4 L
20 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
03 Oct Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D
San Diego FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Real Salt Lake A 3–1 W
02 Mar St. Louis City H 0–0 D
24 Feb Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake San Diego FC
#21 Position #28
27 Points 21
17 Played 18
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 5 / 6 / 7
29 Scored 32
25 Conceded 29
+4 GD +3
1.59 PPG 1.17
47% Win % 28%

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
32% Clean Sheets
San Diego FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). San Diego FC are 28th (21 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
San Diego FC
0-15
4/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/7
46-60
3/1
61-75
4/2
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
San Diego FC
Marcus Ingvartsen 11 G 2 A
Anders Dreyer 6 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and San Diego FC get this one started.
  • 5' Onni Valakari has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 3 appearances.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' San Diego FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Ariath Piol makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' Jeppe Tverskov, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' Ghana international Willy Kumado has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined San Diego FC backline.
  • 43' Franco Negri has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 48' San Diego FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past San Diego FC's compact .
  • 54' Fresh legs for San Diego FC! Ian Pilcher comes on to replace Paddy McNair.
  • 55' Alexandros Katranis makes way for Sam Junqua at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 64' Onni Valakari has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca de la Torre on 64 minute.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a card for Braian Ojeda.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake make a change. Diego Luna trudges off to be replaced by Forster Ajago on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Another substitution for San Diego FC to replace Franco Negri by Luca Bombino on 73 minute.
  • 74' Willy Kumado is replacing Jasper Loffelsend for the San Diego FC side.
  • 76' Rafael Cabral has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 77' Jeppe Tverskov was booked on 77.
  • 78' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 78.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' The whistle greets Dominik Marczuk as he departs to be replaced by Bode Davis.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-3 San Diego FC.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

San Diego FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Grubb

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.49 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 San Diego FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or San Diego FC 74% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake30% Draw26% San Diego FC44%
Actual: San Diego FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
56%
Draw or San Diego FC
70%
Real Salt Lake or San Diego FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake23% Draw41% San Diego FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
5.5%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.3%
1 – 0
4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push San Diego FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 20% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
San Diego FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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