Match

Real Salt Lake vs DC United: result 3-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 13, 2018 at 01:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
3-2
DC United

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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs DC United?

Real Salt Lake won 3-2 on May 13, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 9′P. ArriolaDC United
  • 21′C. BairdReal Salt Lake
  • 26′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake
  • 56′J. SavarinoReal Salt Lake
  • 83′S. BirnbaumDC United

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

4-3-3
  1. 12B. Lennon
  2. 10J. Plata
  3. 31P. Ruiz
  1. 13Nicholas Besler
  2. 27C. Baird
  3. 7J. Savarino
  1. 11A. Rusnák
  2. 6D. Kreilach
  3. 5K. Beckerman
  4. 15J. Glad
  1. 18N. Rimando

DC United

4-1-4-1
  1. 11Darren Mattocks
  1. 7P. Arriola
  2. 10L. Acosta
  3. 8U. Segura
  4. 14N. DeLeon
  1. 18Z. Stieber
  1. 21C. Durkin
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 28J. Mora
  4. 13F. Brillant
  1. 26S. Clark
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; DC United have 3, 3 and 9.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 6, 2018Orlando City SC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Apr 28, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Apr 22, 2018Colorado Rapids(home)3-0Major League Soccer
Apr 11, 2018New York City FC(away)0-4Major League Soccer
Apr 8, 2018Vancouver Whitecaps(home)2-1Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 28, 2018Philadelphia Union(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Apr 14, 2018Columbus Crew(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 1, 2018Sporting Kansas City(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Mar 24, 2018Columbus Crew(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Houston Dynamo(home)2-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Real Salt Lake wins, 1 draw, 3 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 13, 2017DC United 0-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Jul 2, 2016Real Salt Lake 1-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Aug 1, 2015DC United 6-4 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Aug 10, 2014Real Salt Lake 3-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Oct 2, 2013DC United 1-0 Real Salt LakeUS Open Cup
Mar 10, 2013DC United 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Real Salt Lake on Aug 13, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.2 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.31.739/159/15
DC United1.21.938/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 9th in Major League Soccer (45 points from 34 matches) and DC United sit 14th (33 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Real Salt LakeWestern Conference3413615535245
14DC UnitedEastern Conference3471215396133

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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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