D.C. United SC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 11 games · 15 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 17 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L 10 Jun Atlanta United FC A 1–3 L 03 Jun Internacional CF Miami A 2–1 W 31 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–2 D 27 May Toronto FC A 1–2 L 20 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Jun D.C. United SC A 2–1 W 11 Jun New York City FC H 0–0 D 04 Jun Austin FC A 2–1 W 01 Jun Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–3 L 28 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D 21 May Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W Season Stats
D.C. United SC Real Salt Lake #5 Position #21 15 Points 19 11 Played 10 4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 3 13 Scored 19 15 Conceded 14 -2 GD +5 1.36 PPG 1.90 36% Win % 60% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonD.C. United SC are 5th (15 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (19 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against D.C. United SC and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 9' Pablo Ruiz was booked on 9.
- 14' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' 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.
- 26' That looks like a foul for a card for Steve Birnbaum.
- 31' 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.
- 36' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' Pablo Ruiz puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
- 46' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruan is hanging Russell Canouse on the field on 46 minute.
- 50' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 51' Goal! Danny Musovski scores his 19 goal in 281 matches.
- 53' What a strike from Chris Durkin! The score is 1-2.
- 58' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brendan Hines-Ike suffering a number of foals already.
- 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brayan Vera made 187 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 68' Tyler Miller has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Gaoussou Samake by Andy Najar on 70 minute.
- 75' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a card on 75.
- 75' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Nyeman is hanging Jasper Loffelsend on the field on 75 minute.
- 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Danny Musovski is replaced by Ilijah Paul on 84 minute.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Brendan Hines-Ike.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Zac MacMath. He receives a card.
- 90' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Donovan Pines is hanging Chris Durkin on the field on 90 minute.
- With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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D.C. United SC
3-4-3Starting XI- 20
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Mateusz Klich ↓ Erik Hurtado 46'
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Russell Canouse ↓ Ruan 46'
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Chris Durkin ↓ Donovan Pines 90'
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Gaoussou Samake ↓ Andy Najar 70'
Bench-
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Ruan ↑ 46'
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Erik Hurtado ↑ 46'
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Andy Najar ↑ 70'
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Donovan Pines ↑ 90'
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Kristian Fletcher ↑ 84'
Real Salt Lake
4-4-2Starting XI- 7
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Danny Musovski ↓ Ilijah Paul 84'
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Bench-
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Moses Nyeman ↑ 75'
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Ilijah Paul ↑ 84'
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Head to Head
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