About Match
The table reads 10th (Real Salt Lake, 28 pts) against 7th (New York City, 29 pts), 1 points apart. Recent form tells a different story for Real Salt Lake: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Real Salt Lake score 1.62 and conceding 1.57, New York City 1.57 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game. If Real Salt Lake win, their total rises to 31, overtaking New York City, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Real Salt Lake arrive off three straight defeats. Level finishes have become the habit for New York City: three in a row.
The match takes place at America First Field (capacity 20,213).