Toronto FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Toronto FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at BMO Field.
- Toronto FC 14 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marcos DeOliviera (USA)
- Assistant 1 Lyes Arfa
- Assistant 2 Gianni Facchini
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jul Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L 24 Jun New England Revolution A 1–2 L 21 Jun FC Cincinnati A 0–3 L 10 Jun Nashville SC H 1–1 D 04 Jun Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D 31 May Chicago Fire FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Jul Toronto FC A 1–0 W 25 Jun Minnesota United FC H 2–2 D 22 Jun St. Louis City A 3–1 W 17 Jun D.C. United SC A 2–1 W 11 Jun New York City FC H 0–0 D 04 Jun Austin FC A 2–1 W Season Stats
Toronto FC Real Salt Lake #11 Position #18 14 Points 26 14 Played 14 3 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4 22 Scored 26 29 Conceded 19 -7 GD +7 1.00 PPG 1.86 21% Win % 57% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history7% Clean Sheets
Toronto FC this season14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonToronto FC are 11th (14 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Toronto FC0-151/116-301/331-451/346-602/561-754/476+5/5■ Scored ■ ConcededReal Salt Lake0-154/316-302/231-453/146-603/161-752/176+2/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to BMO Field that hosts another battle between Toronto FC and Real Salt Lake.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Toronto FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 21' Toronto FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 26' 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 Greg Ranjitsingh suffering a number of foals already.
- 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 36' Toronto FC is showing some good football. However, Toronto FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' 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.
- 46' Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty is replacing Lorenzo Insigne for the Toronto FC side.
- 51' Toronto FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
- 56' Another substitution for Toronto FC to replace Kosi Thompson by Deandre Kerr on 56 minute.
- 61' 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.
- 64' Time for substitution for Toronto FC. Mark-Anthony Kaye is replaced by Alonso Coello Camarero.
- 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark-Anthony Kaye made 281 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 74' Kobe Franklin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 78' Another change for Toronto FC made on 78 minute. C.J. Sapong leaves to be changed by Ayo Akinola.
- 83' It looks like no one’s ball. Toronto FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 86' Real Salt Lake receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
- 90' Bryan Oviedo is replacing Jefferson Savarino for the Real Salt Lake side.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.
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Lineups
Toronto FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 23
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C.J. Sapong ↓ Ayo Akinola 78'
- 14
- 28
- 27
- 18
- 6
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47
Kosi Thompson ↓ Deandre Kerr 56'
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Bench
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20
Ayo Akinola ↑ 78'
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7
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty ↑ 46'
- 77
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29
Deandre Kerr ↑ 56'
- 90
- 81
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52
Alonso Coello Camarero ↑ 64'
- 83
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76
Lazar Stefanovic ↑ 56'
Real Salt Lake Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jayden Nelson 2 Jozy Altidore 2 Justin Meram 2 Jozy Altidore 2 Damir Kreilach 2 Jefferson Savarino 1 Sebastian Saucedo 1 Kosi Thompson 1 Head to Head
Toronto FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.15 Toronto FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.9 Real Salt Lake xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.05Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Toronto FC or Draw 50%Draw or Real Salt Lake 76%Toronto FC or Real Salt Lake 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.2%1 – 2 9.5%0 – 2 8.5%0 – 1 Actual0 – 0 6.4%1 – 3 6%2 – 1 5.7%2 – 2 5.4%0 – 3 5.2%1 – 0 4.7%2 – 3 3.5%2 – 0 3.1%Asian Handicap — Toronto FC
Handicap Toronto FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 6% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 13% 78% -0.5 22% — 78% +0.5 46% — 54% +1 46% 22% 31% +1.5 69% — 31% +2 69% 17% 15% +2.5 85% — 15% Clean Sheet
Toronto FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet 32% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.