Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Real Salt Lake 10th with 28, Minnesota United 9th with 29. Real Salt Lake ranked just 26th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Real Salt Lake ran at 1.62 scored and 1.57 conceded, Minnesota United at 1.36 and 1.45.
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. 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