Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake vs New York City FC — Major League Soccer
0-2
New York City FCAmerica First Field, Sandy
Going into the match, Real Salt Lake had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; New York City FC had won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.1.
Match report
Home form going in: Real Salt Lake
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (L D L L L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Houston Dynamo · 10 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 vs Los Angeles FC · 6 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at Colorado Rapids · 30 Aug 2026
- L 3-0 at Leon · 26 Aug 2026
- L 2-1 at Orlando City SC · 22 Aug 2026
- L 3-4 vs FC Dallas · 20 Aug 2026
Away form going in: New York City FC
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 (L D D D L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs New England Revolution · 10 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 vs Nashville SC · 4 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Toronto FC · 29 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 at New England Revolution · 23 Aug 2026
- L 2-1 at FC Cincinnati · 19 Aug 2026
- L 2-3 vs Philadelphia Union · 16 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 41' Normal Goal — Nicolás Fernández Mercau (New York City FC)
- 61' Normal Goal — Luighi Hanri Sousa Santos (New York City FC)
Match statistics
| Real Salt Lake | Metric | New York City FC |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 52 | Ball possession | 48 |
| 15 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 2 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 511 | Total passes | 470 |
| 435 | Accurate passes | 381 |
| 6 | Key passes | 13 |
| 83 | Duels | 83 |
| 48 | Duels won | 35 |
| 20 | Tackles | 13 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |