Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 12Kick-off on May 24, 2015 at 02:00 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 2-0 on May 24, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 25′John StertzerReal Salt Lake
- 49′Álvaro Alberto Saborío ChacónReal Salt Lake
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Real Salt Lake have 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats; New York City FC have 1, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2015 | CF Montreal(away) | 1-4 | Major League Soccer |
| May 9, 2015 | Chicago Fire(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| May 7, 2015 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| May 2, 2015 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 25, 2015 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2015 | Chicago Fire(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 10, 2015 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| May 3, 2015 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 25, 2015 | Chicago Fire(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2015 | Portland Timbers(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
Real Salt Lake score 0.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; New York City FC score 0.8 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 0.8 | 1.3 | 7 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| New York City FC | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 6/11 | 4/11 |
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 24, 2015CF Montreal2-1FC Dallas
- May 24, 2015Colorado Rapids1-0Whitecaps
- May 24, 2015Seattle Sounders0-0Sporting Kansas City
- May 24, 2015New York Red Bulls0-2Philadelphia Union
- May 24, 2015San Jose Earthquakes1-1Orlando City SC
- May 28, 2015Seattle Sounders1-0Colorado Rapids
- May 28, 2015Los Angeles Galaxy1-0Real Salt Lake
- May 28, 2015Portland Timbers1-0DC United