Match Report
Level on 29 points, Real Salt Lake (11th) and Minnesota United (12th) met as equals in the table. Real Salt Lake ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Real Salt Lake ran at 1.54 scored and 1.63 conceded, Minnesota United at 1.48 and 1.72.
Minnesota United were winless in 7.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 0 Real Salt Lake wins, 2 for Minnesota United, 8 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 10% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 10% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
America First Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,213. With 75 matches recorded and 1.3 yellow cards per game, R. Vazquez was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Real Salt Lake: Sergi Solans (82') · Minnesota United: Joaquín Pereyra (89')
Key stats
Possession: Real Salt Lake 57% · Minnesota United 43% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 7-9