Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake - New York City
09/13/2026, 01:30 AM
Expected Goals
1.5
2.8
1.3
1:1
14%2:1
9%1:2
8%2:0
7%2:2
6%What influences the xG?
Real Salt Lake
New York City
League
The Lab
- 1Real Salt Lake: dropped a lead in 5 of 7 games (12 points lost)
- 2New York City: 80% of all goals in the first half (12 of 15, last 12 games)
- 3Real Salt Lake: 8 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes
- 4Real Salt Lake with Morgan Guilavogui starting: 1.9 goals/game, without him: 1 (13/6 games, last 23)
- 5New York City: 33% of all goals between minutes 16-30 (5 of 15)
Model Probabilities
Match Result
Home Win
40%
Draw
28%
Away Win
31%
Goals
Over 1.5
78%
Under 1.5
22%
Over 2.5
52%
Under 2.5
48%
Over 3.5
30%
Under 3.5
70%
Double Chance
Home or Draw
69%
Away or Draw
60%
No Draw
72%
Both Score
Yes
57%
No
43%
Key Factors
- Model Prediction: Mathematical analysis estimates a 40% probability for a Real Salt Lake home win
- Home strength vs away weakness: Real Salt Lake concedes only 1.0 goals per home game, while New York City lets in 1.86 on average away
- Offensive ace: New York City features NicolƔs FernƔndez Mercau who has already scored 14 goals this season
Risk Factors
- High fatigue risk: Both teams enter the match with only 3 days of rest since their last game
- Form crisis on both sides: Neither team managed to secure a single victory in their last five matches
- Squad limitations for Real Salt Lake: Threatening players Diego Luna (5 goals, 3 assists) and Aiden Hezarkhani are missing from the lineup
Overview
Mid-table clash in Major League Soccer
10th-placed Real Salt Lake hosts 9th-placed New York City
Both teams are currently tied at 29 points
Match scheduled for September 13, 2026, 3:30 AM
Form
Real Salt Lake registers a form of LLLDL in their last five matches
Four losses and one draw indicate a clear negative trend
New York City enters the match with an LDDDL form record
Three draws and two defeats in their recent outings
Statistics
Real Salt Lake scored 1.61 goals and conceded 1.61 goals on average this season
New York City averages 1.54 goals scored and 1.38 goals conceded
The visitors concede an average of 1.86 goals in away games
Real Salt Lake defense is solid at home with only 1.0 goals conceded per game
Key Players
Sergi Solans leads with 9 goals this season
Noel Caliskan contributed 1 goal and 4 assists with a stable form
NicolƔs FernƔndez Mercau shines with 14 goals in this campaign
AgustĆn Ojeda recorded 5 goals and 6 assists so far
Goalkeepers
Rafael Cabral guards the net for the hosts with 2 clean sheets this season
Matt Freese recorded 4 clean sheets for New York City
Freese boasts a strong average rating of 6.93 this season
Influences
The match takes place on natural grass at America First Field
Venue history indicates high-scoring matches with 3.8 goals on average
Both teams scored in 80% of the recent matches played at this stadium