Major League Soccer: What this game might lack in glamour it should pay back in energy and commitment. Bring on DC United - Real Salt Lake!
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Real Salt Lake have won significantly less corners away then at home.
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Salt Lake have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
DC United form and stats
The story so far in the Major League Soccer for DC United at their home stadium (Audi Field) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
DC United lost their last game at Atlanta United (placed 5th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Midfield player Durkin got a match rating of 7.6 in that game, the max score being 10. Durkin served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 35 successful passes (of 40 total).
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Inter Miami.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from DC United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Lots of goals and action? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 latest league matches with this side has seen three or more goals.
DC United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Audi Field with 14 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, DC United have conceded 10 goals.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Major League Soccer.
Real Salt Lake played 0-0 against New York City in their previous match. The draw gave no smiles to their faces, as the players thought they could have won; with an xG score of 2.68 - .40. Midfielder Ruiz was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.92. Ruiz hit three key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 58 total).
Before that, the win at home against LA Galaxy in the US Open Cup (3-2). As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Real Salt Lake playing away, we found 12 games. Results were 4 away wins, 3 draws and 5 home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Salt now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Major League Soccer game at Saint Louis City is waiting in only four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Real Salt Lake have scored 9 goals in 8 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Real Salt Lake's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
DC United-Real Salt Lake H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: DC United four wins, Real Salt Lake four wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  C. Benteke Liolo 8 goals |  T. Fountas 4 goals |   J. Savarino Quintero 4 goals |
DC United missing players
Real Salt Lake missing players
| DC United | Real Salt Lake | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 76% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 65% |
| 28% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 35% |
| 11% | 12% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 61% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 47% |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 12.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.6 | 14.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 32% | 39% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 19% |
| 10.5 | 10 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
- All of DC United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- DC United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- DC United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Real Salt Lake have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | New England | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Atlanta United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Columbus Crew | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Orlando City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 8 | DC United | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Charlotte | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 22 |
| 10 | Montreal Impact | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -8 | 22 |
| 11 | Toronto | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | New York RB | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | New York City | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Chicago Fire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 15 | Inter Miami | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
