Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 13Kick-off on May 18, 2017 at 01:00 AM (UTC)America First Field, Sandy, Utah
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What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC?
Real Salt Lake won 2-1 on May 18, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 4′S. OkoliNew York City FC
- 38′A. RusnákReal Salt Lake
- 51′Aaron Michael Thomas MaundReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; New York City FC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2017 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| May 7, 2017 | FC Dallas(home) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 30, 2017 | Sporting Kansas City(away) | 0-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 23, 2017 | Atlanta United FC(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2017 | FC Dallas(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 7, 2017 | Atlanta United FC(home) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 29, 2017 | Columbus Crew(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 23, 2017 | Orlando City SC(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 14, 2017 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Real Salt Lake win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 New York City FC win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2016 | New York City FC 2-3 Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer |
| May 24, 2015 | Real Salt Lake 2-0 New York City FC | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: New York City FC vs Real Salt Lake on Jun 2, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 0.8 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; New York City FC score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 0.8 | 1.9 | 4 | 7/15 | 11/15 |
| New York City FC | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Real Salt Lake sit 8th in Major League Soccer (28 points from 20 matches) and New York City FC sit 7th (26 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York City FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 28 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- May 15, 2017FC Dallas1-1New York City FC
- May 17, 2017Philadelphia Union2-0Houston Dynamo
- May 18, 2017Sporting Kansas City3-0Seattle Sounders
- May 18, 2017Chicago Fire3-0Colorado Rapids
- May 18, 2017San Jose Earthquakes1-1Orlando City SC
- May 19, 2017New York Red Bulls1-1Toronto FC
- May 20, 2017CF Montreal4-1Portland Timbers
- May 20, 2017DC United0-1Chicago Fire