Match

Real Salt Lake vs DC United: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 26Kick-off on September 2, 2012 at 02:30 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah

Real Salt Lake
1-0
DC United

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

Real Salt Lake won 1-0 on September 2, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 49′W. JohnsonReal Salt Lake

Official lineup for Real Salt Lake vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Real Salt Lake

  1. 8W. Johnson
  2. 15Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón
  3. 23Paulo Morais de Araújo Júnior
  1. 5K. Beckerman
  2. 11J. Morales
  3. 20Ned Grabavoy
  1. 2A. Beltran
  2. 3K. Watson-Siriboe
  3. 6Nat Borchers
  4. 17Chris Wingert
  1. 18N. Rimando

DC United

  1. 13C. Pontius
  2. 26L. Pajoy
  1. 7Dwayne De Rosario
  2. 11Marcelo Saragosa
  3. 18N. DeLeon
  4. 23P. Kitchen
  1. 4Brandon Marquee McDonald
  2. 5Dejan Jaković
  3. 19E. Dudar
  4. 22C. Korb
  1. 28B. Hamid
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; DC United have 7, 2 and 6.

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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2012Philadelphia Union(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2012FC Dallas(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 11, 2012Whitecaps(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Aug 5, 2012Colorado Rapids(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Jul 28, 2012Whitecaps(home)2-1Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 30, 2012New York Red Bulls(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 25, 2012CF Montreal(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2012Chicago Fire(home)4-2Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2012Philadelphia Union(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2012Sporting Kansas City(away)1-2Major League Soccer

How many goals should we expect?

Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.6 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Real Salt Lake1.31.557/1510/15
DC United1.61.639/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Real Salt Lake sit 11th in Major League Soccer (42 points from 33 matches) and DC United sit 14th (33 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Real Salt LakeWestern Conference3312615515142
14DC UnitedEastern Conference3371214396033

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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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