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Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 20Kick-off on June 30, 2018 at 11:30 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
2-1
Real Salt Lake

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake?

Columbus Crew won 2-1 on June 30, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 6′G. ZardesColumbus Crew (pen.)
  • 23′E. SosaColumbus Crew
  • 74′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 11G. Zardes
  1. 9Pedro Santos
  2. 26Luis Argudo
  3. 7Artur
  1. 20E. Sosa
  2. 6W. Trapp
  1. 16H. Jimenez
  2. 22G. Sauro
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 25H. Afful
  1. 24J. Kempin

Real Salt Lake

4-2-3-1
  1. 12B. Lennon
  1. 25Danilo Israel Acosta Martínez
  2. 23S. Saucedo
  3. 7J. Savarino
  1. 11A. Rusnák
  2. 6D. Kreilach
  1. 8S. Sunday
  2. 5K. Beckerman
  3. 15J. Glad
  4. 30M. Silva
  1. 18N. Rimando
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 7, 1 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2018Los Angeles FC(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 13, 2018Atlanta United FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 9, 2018New York Red Bulls(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 6, 2018Chicago Fire(home)3-3US Open Cup
Jun 2, 2018Toronto FC(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Jun 10, 2018Los Angeles Galaxy(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Jun 7, 2018Sporting Kansas City(home)0-2US Open Cup
Jun 3, 2018Seattle Sounders(home)2-0Major League Soccer
May 31, 2018Houston Dynamo(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Columbus Crew wins, 3 draws, 1 Real Salt Lake win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 30, 2017Real Salt Lake 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
May 29, 2016Columbus Crew 4-3 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jun 28, 2015Real Salt Lake 2-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 4, 2014Columbus Crew 1-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 25, 2013Real Salt Lake 4-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 1, 2012Columbus Crew 2-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Columbus Crew on Jul 30, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.2 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.11.256/156/15
Real Salt Lake1.21.747/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Columbus Crew sit 10th in Major League Soccer (38 points from 31 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 10th (39 points from 31 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
10Columbus CrewEastern Conference3111515504938
10Real Salt LakeWestern Conference3111614484839

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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