FC Cincinnati vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
FC Cincinnati vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 10 games · 19 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Fotis Bazakos
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Hilario Grajeda
- Referee Cory Richardson
- Referee Farhad Dadkho
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr Real Salt Lake H 0–3 L 14 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L 07 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D 30 Mar Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L 24 Mar New England Revolution A 2–0 W 17 Mar Portland Timbers H 3–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Apr FC Cincinnati A 3–0 W 14 Apr Orlando City SC H 2–1 W 07 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L 31 Mar FC Dallas H 2–4 L 24 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L 17 Mar D.C. United SC A 0–5 L Season Stats
FC Cincinnati Real Salt Lake #6 Position #21 15 Points 19 11 Played 10 4 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 3 22 Scored 19 25 Conceded 14 -3 GD +5 1.36 PPG 1.90 36% Win % 60% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this seasonFC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (19 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Cincinnati is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 223 games and scored 302 goals.
- 15' It’s high time Mike Petke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' Kendall Waston has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 38' Albert Rusnak is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
- 42' What a strike from Albert Rusnak! The score is 0-1.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Corey Baird.
- 47' What a strike from Sam Johnson! The score is 0-2.
- 52' 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 Darren Mattocks suffering a number of foals already.
- 57' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kendall Waston on 58.
- 59' GOAL! Albert Rusnak scores on 59.
- 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alvas Powell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 67' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Allan Cruz is replaced by Kekuta Manneh on 67 minute.
- 72' 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.
- 74' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 74 minute. Corey Baird leaves to be changed by Sebastian Saucedo.
- 77' The whistle greets Darren Mattocks as he departs to be replaced by Caleb Stanko.
- 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Donald Toia made 260 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 87' The whistle greets Sam Johnson as he departs to be replaced by Nick Besler.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Joao Plata. He replaces Jefferson Savarino on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Real Salt Lake.
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FC Cincinnati
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Victor Ulloa ↓ Fatai Alashe 77'
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Allan Cruz ↓ Kekuta Manneh 67'
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Darren Mattocks ↓ Caleb Stanko 77'
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Bench-
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Caleb Stanko ↑ 77'
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Fatai Alashe ↑ 77'
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Kekuta Manneh ↑ 67'
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Coach Alan KochReal Salt Lake
Starting XI- 14
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Jefferson Savarino ↓ Joao Plata 90'
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Corey Baird ↓ Sebastian Saucedo 74'
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Sam Johnson ↓ Nick Besler 87'
Bench- 6
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Joao Plata ↑ 90'
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Nick Besler ↑ 87'
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Sebastian Saucedo ↑ 74'
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Coach Mike Petke -
Head to Head
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