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Real Salt Lake 0-2 New York City result, stats and report

Real Salt Lake
Lost · xG 1.32
0 – 2
FT 20:05
Won · xG 0.45
New York City
Next: Austin v Real Salt Lake · Thu 29 Oct · New York City v Atlanta United · Wed 28 Oct
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Who won Real Salt Lake vs New York City?

Real Salt Lake 0-2 New York City, full time in Major League Soccer. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Both teams to score, which did not land.

How it played out

NYC won it 2–0

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Verified final · revision 4 · 20:05Full stats
Match StoryFull breakdown

Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City

New York City secured a comfortable 2-0 victory at Real Salt Lake, with goals from Nicolás Fernández Mercau and Luighi exposing a home side that has now gone ten matches without a win in MLS.

Key Takeaways
Result

New York City won 2-0 away at Real Salt Lake.

Goals

Two goals kept the match under the 2.5 line.

Chance quality

New York City won against the run of the chances: Real Salt Lake 1.32 to New York City 0.45 on expected goals, which favoured Real Salt Lake.

First Goal
N
41'⚽
Nicolás Fernández Mercau
AAssist: Agustín Ojeda
Game Flow

Expected Goals (xG)

Real Salt Lake 1.32 xGNew York City 0.45 xG
Cumulative · approximated from goal events
0'45'90'

SportSignals model forecast

Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip

Real Salt Lake to win

47%Missed

Result

Real Salt Lake0:2New York City

RSL v NYC

Our model leaned Real Salt Lake to win at 47%. Real Salt Lake 0-2 New York City. Forecast did not match the result.
📊 Match recap and data context

Real Salt Lake lost 0-2 to New York City in MLS action. Our model favored a Salt Lake win at 47 percent probability; the pick missed. Salt Lake had won none of their last five matches, drawing once and losing four times, while City arrived in poor form themselves at one win, two draws and two losses over the same span. Both teams had shown attacking threat in recent fixtures, with Salt Lake posting 80 percent both-teams-to-score rate and City at 100 percent. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

Real Salt Lake v New York City · Major League Soccer ·

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Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Matt Freese★ MOTM90 min8.0
  2. James Sands90 min7.3
  3. Juan Manuel Sanabria90 min7.0
  4. Saba Lobjanidze90 min6.8
  5. Bénie Traoré18 min6.8

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

The provider forecast gives Real Salt Lake win the highest 1X2 probability at 46.9%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

RSL
46.9%
Draw
24.5%
NYC
28.6%
Both teams to score · Yes
61.5%
Over 2.5 goals
60.0%

Full-time forecast audit: Real Salt Lake win was the highest probability; the match result was New York City win.

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Current alternative Tips will be checked as this section comes into view
Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 0-0is the most common scoreline between Real Salt Lake and New York City, landing once across 7 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 3/7recorded league meetings saw both teams score (42.9%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 12league matches at home unbeaten for Real Salt Lake.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 2league matches away from home unbeaten for New York City.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Real Salt Lake scored first in 5 of their last 10 league matches (50%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • New York City scored first in 5 of their last 10 league matches (50%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Real Salt Lake have averaged 1.2 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • New York City have averaged 1.3 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Sergi Solans has the highest listed average xGOT for Real Salt Lake at 0.76 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Luighi has the highest listed average xGOT for New York City at 0.75 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Real Salt Lake vs New York City?
    NYC beat RSL 2-0 in the Major League Soccer.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Nicolás Fernández Mercau opened the scoring in the 41st minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Nicolás Fernández Mercau (41'), Luighi (61').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 4 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Abdou Ndiaye officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    RSL vs NYC kicked off on Sunday, 13 September 2026 UK time.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    11 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Both teams to score, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    RSL play Austin on Thursday, 29 October 2026 UK time. NYC play New York City on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 UK time.

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