Moving nearer to the top sides is on the list when these mid-table sides fight it out. Both are trying to better their league table position, Real Salt Lake in 7th and Cincinnati in 5th place.
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (10) in Major League Soccer
- Cincinnati have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Major League Soccer
Salt have less rest than Cincinnati in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Major League Soccer game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Austin, so at least Real Salt Lake are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Real Salt Lake form and stats
When playing at home in the Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Major League Soccer, have managed 8 wins, 5 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 15 games.
Real Salt Lake haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 281 minutes ago. Santos scored that one.
The regulars are hoping that Salt will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Austin (placed 2nd). Herrera, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Herrera hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.
In the match before that, Real Salt Lake hosted DC United and drew the game 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Real Salt Lake have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 18 games) they have won 8 times, drawn 6 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Salt in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. From these home matches, Real Salt Lake have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Cincinnati form and stats
As the visiting team in Major League Soccer matches, Cincinnati have produced an overall stat of 4-6-4 so far. It's three draws from Cincinnati's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Kubo, Barreal, Brenner and Acosta scored in Cincinnati's previous match, the home game against SJ Earthquakes that ended 6-0. As you can tell from the results above, Cincinnati was very dominant against SJ Earthquakes, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Kubo, Barreal, Brenner and Acosta providing the goals. Brenner certainly enjoyed Cincinnati's last game versus SJ Earthquakes, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 6-0 victory. Brenner, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.8. Brenner scored three goals, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 39 total).
A 1-1 draw at New York City's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Cincinnati have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats.
Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored in 15 of this club's last 19 league matches.
Cincinnati find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cincinnati have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Vázquez Toledo 16 goals |  B. Souza da Silva 12 goals |   S. Córdova Lezama 8 goals |
Real Salt Lake missing players
Cincinnati missing players
| Real Salt Lake | Cincinnati | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 38 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 54 |
| 41 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 25 | 49 |
| 87% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 74% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 87% |
| 55% | 53% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 23% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 13% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 23% |
| 48% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 64% | 67% |
| 32% | 53% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 14% | 20% |
| 32% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.2 | 14.1 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 10.6 | 13.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| 29% | 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 39% | 34% |
| 12.1 | 9.7 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 15.4 | 13.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
- Cincinnati have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the fewest conceded goals (12) at home in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (10) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | Austin | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Dallas | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 49 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 50 | 47 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 45 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -3 | 43 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Seattle Sounders | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -9 | 39 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 35 | -18 | 37 |
| 12 | Sporting KC | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 35 | -15 | 34 |
| 13 | Houston Dynamo | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | SJ Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 40 | -18 | 30 |
