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
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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
- 8W. Johnson
- 15Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón
- 23Paulo Morais de Araújo Júnior
- 5K. Beckerman
- 11J. Morales
- 20Ned Grabavoy
- 2A. Beltran
- 3K. Watson-Siriboe
- 6Nat Borchers
- 17Chris Wingert
- 18N. Rimando
DC United
- 13C. Pontius
- 26L. Pajoy
- 7Dwayne De Rosario
- 11Marcelo Saragosa
- 18N. DeLeon
- 23P. Kitchen
- 4Brandon Marquee McDonald
- 5Dejan Jaković
- 19E. Dudar
- 22C. Korb
- 28B. Hamid
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.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2012 | FC Dallas(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Whitecaps(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 5, 2012 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 28, 2012 | Whitecaps(home) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 25, 2012 | CF Montreal(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 22, 2012 | Chicago Fire(home) | 4-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 19, 2012 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Aug 12, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 1-2 | Major 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.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 1.3 | 1.5 | 5 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| DC United | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Real Salt LakeWestern Conference | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 42 |
| 14 | DC UnitedEastern Conference | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 60 | 33 |
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