Real Salt Lake vs San Diego

4 - 2
🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:30 Europe/London 📍 America First Field 🧑‍⚖️ Ismail Elfath 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Real Salt Lake 21 · San Diego 18
Referee Stats
12 matches · 3.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.67
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.17
Over 4.5 cards 42%
Home wins 17%
Draws 25%
Away wins 58%
How the match was won
  • Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Salt Lake (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 7-2-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 17
Avg: 2.00 / 1.42

Points

23
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
San Diego (Away stats)

Games / Record

11
W-D-L: 2-3-6

Goals For / Against

10 / 18
Avg: 0.91 / 1.64

Points

9
Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
0.82
2.00
GF
0.91
1.42
GA
1.64
67%
O2.5
36%
67%
BTTS
45%
42%
Score 1st
36%

League-position context

Real Salt Lake rank21st
San Diego rank18th
Real Salt Lake points29
San Diego points30
Real Salt Lake: #21 · 29 pts · GD -2
17 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
San Diego: #18 · 30 pts · GD +0
16 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Salt Lake last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

San Diego last 5 away

L L W D L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals3-6
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 42%

San Diego trend breakdown

Over 2.536%
BTTS45%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 55% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Real Salt Lake score at home83%
Real Salt Lake clean sheet at home17%
San Diego score away64%
San Diego clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Real Salt Lake score first42%
Real Salt Lake win after scoring first80%
San Diego score first36%
San Diego win after scoring first25%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Salt Lake 57% · San Diego 29%
Avg first goal minute: Real Salt Lake 24.8' · San Diego 40.8'

Vs league average

Real Salt Lake score at home2.00 vs 1.83
Real Salt Lake concede at home1.42 vs 1.37
San Diego score away0.91 vs 1.37
San Diego concede away1.64 vs 1.83
Real Salt Lake score 10% above league average, while San Diego score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: Real Salt Lake are 3% above league average at home, and San Diego are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals4.50
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Real Salt Lake goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

San Diego goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
5
Total Shots
16
9
Shots off Goal
5
1
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
6
1
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
1
8
Fouls
12
13
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
558
602
Passes Accurate
493
527
Passes %
88%
88%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
D. Luna
Normal Goal
6'
6' Goal · 2-0
S. Solans
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Luna
14'
14' Goal · 2-1
M. Ingvartsen
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Morgan
37'
37' Goal · 3-1
S. Solans
Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Gozo
45'
45' Goal · 4-1
M. Guilavogui
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Solans
45+5'
45+5' B. Duke
46'
46' B. Duke
1st substitution · For: A. Mighten
46'
46' A. Godoy
2nd substitution · For: P. Soma
51'
51' M. Guilavogui
66'
66' O. Valakari
3rd substitution · For: D. Vazquez
66'
66' Goal · 4-2
A. Dreyer
Penalty
66'
66' M. Ingvartsen
4th substitution · For: B. B. Zamble
70'
70' D. Yedlin
1st substitution · For: S. Junqua
70'
70' D. Luna
2nd substitution · For: A. Hezarkhani
77'
77' S. Spierings
3rd substitution · For: G. Dillon
77'
77' S. Solans
4th substitution · For: V. Olatunji
82'
82' M. Guilavogui
5th substitution · For: Chadwick Zachary Booth
84'
84' L. Morgan
5th substitution · For: A. Pellegrino

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Salt Lake beat San Diego 4-2 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ismail Elfath. It was played at America First Field.

First half: Real Salt Lake took an early lead at 5' when D. Luna scored, making the score 1-0. Real Salt Lake extended the lead at 6' when S. Solans scored, with the assist credited to D. Luna, making the score 2-0. San Diego reduced the deficit at 14' when M. Ingvartsen scored, with the assist credited to L. Morgan, making the score 2-1. Real Salt Lake extended the lead at 37' when S. Solans scored, with the assist credited to Z. Gozo, making the score 3-1. Real Salt Lake extended the lead at 45' when M. Guilavogui scored, with the assist credited to S. Solans, making the score 4-1. B. Duke received a yellow card for San Diego at 45+5'.

Second half: San Diego made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Duke replacing A. Mighten. San Diego made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Godoy replacing P. Soma. M. Guilavogui received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 51'. San Diego made their 3rd substitution at 66', with O. Valakari replacing D. Vazquez. San Diego reduced the deficit at 66' when A. Dreyer scored (Penalty), making the score 4-2. San Diego made their 4th substitution at 66', with M. Ingvartsen replacing B. B. Zamble. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 70', with D. Yedlin replacing S. Junqua. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 70', with D. Luna replacing A. Hezarkhani. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 77', with S. Spierings replacing G. Dillon. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 77', with S. Solans replacing V. Olatunji. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 82', with M. Guilavogui replacing Chadwick Zachary Booth. San Diego made their 5th substitution at 84', with L. Morgan replacing A. Pellegrino.

Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions while San Diego used 5 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 1 yellow card, while San Diego got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Real Salt Lake outshot their opponent (16-9).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS4 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego Head-to-Head History by Season