Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Columbus Crew SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Lower.com Field.
- Columbus Crew SC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 10 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Real Salt Lake H 4–0 W 25 Mar Atlanta United FC H 6–1 W 18 Mar New York Red Bulls A 1–2 L 12 Mar Toronto FC A 1–1 D 05 Mar D.C. United SC H 2–0 W 26 Feb Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 0–4 L 26 Mar St. Louis City H 0–4 L 12 Mar Austin FC H 1–2 L 05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L 26 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W 16 Oct Austin FC A 3–5 L Season Stats
Columbus Crew SC Real Salt Lake #10 Position #21 12 Points 19 11 Played 10 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 3 16 Scored 19 16 Conceded 14 +0 GD +5 1.09 PPG 1.90 27% Win % 60% Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonColumbus Crew SC are 10th (12 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (19 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Columbus Crew SC to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Gustavo Vallecilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 14' GOAL! Aidan Morris scores on 14.
- 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lucas Zelarayan, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 15 goals in the last 11 games.
- 24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 29' Columbus Crew SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
- 30' Justin Meram is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Columbus Crew SC that had 280 games and scored 423 goals.
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 41' GOAL! Lucas Zelarayan scores on 41.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Anderson Julio. He replaces Ilijah Paul on 46 minute.
- 51' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' Aidan Morris with the second goal in the match!
- 58' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 64' A meaty challenge results in booking for Darlington Nagbe on 64.
- 66' Carlos Gomez is replacing Maikel Chang Ramirez for the Real Salt Lake side.
- 71' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Yaw Yeboah. He replaces Lucas Zelarayan on 74 minute.
- 75' Damir Kreilach has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rubio Rubin on 75 minute.
- 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 83' Another change for Columbus Crew SC made on 83 minute. Will Sands leaves to be changed by Jimmy Medranda.
- 84' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- Another three points for Columbus Crew SC.
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Columbus Crew SC
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Alexandru Matan ↓ Max Arfsten 83'
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Lucas Zelarayan ↓ Yaw Yeboah 74'
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Will Sands ↓ Jimmy Medranda 83'
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Yaw Yeboah ↑ 74'
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Jimmy Medranda ↑ 83'
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Sean Zawadzki ↑ 74'
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Jacen Russell-Rowe ↑ 74'
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Max Arfsten ↑ 83'
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Coach Wilfried NancyReal Salt Lake
4-4-2Starting XI- 7
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Justin Meram ↓ Diego Luna 46'
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Rubio Rubin ↓ Damir Kreilach 75'
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Ilijah Paul ↓ Anderson Julio 46'
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Damir Kreilach ↑ 75'
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Anderson Julio ↑ 46'
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Jasper Loffelsend ↑ 66'
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Diego Luna ↑ 46'
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Carlos Gomez ↑ 66'
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Head to Head
Columbus Crew SC Form
2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W 2023-03-25 Columbus Crew SC 6–1 Atlanta United FC W 2023-03-18 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-03-12 Toronto FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-03-05 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 D.C. United SC W 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC LReal Salt Lake Form