Real Salt Lake vs New York City FC 0:2

Real Salt Lake

0 : 2

Full-time

13 September 2026, 03:30 CESTAmerica First Field, SandyReferee: Abdou Ndiaye

New York City FC

New York City FC beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 at America First Field. Goals came from N. Mercau (41'), Luighi (61'). Real Salt Lake had the better share of possession with 53%. In their last 5 meetings, Real Salt Lake have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Goals by time interval (this season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15'1

16-30'6

31-45+'4

46-60'3

61-75'4

76-90+'4

New York City FC

0-15'5

16-30'9

31-45+'9

46-60'8

61-75'5

76-90+'3

Injuries & absences

Real Salt LakeNew York City FC

Will not play

A. PiolAchilles Tendon Injury

A. FarnosInjury

G. DillonFoot Injury

D. BaieraKnee Injury

J. GladGroin Injury

K. ParksInjury

S. JunquaConcussion

K. TrewinAnkle Injury

S. SpieringsAnkle Injury

M. MoralezKnee Injury

Z. BoothHamstring Injury

Talles MagnoMuscle Injury

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Nashville SC	28	19	6	3	59:22	+37	63	D 2 : 213 Sept 2026 W 3 : 020 Sept 2026 W 2 : 027 Sept 2026 W 1 : 411 Oct 2026 W 4 : 015 Oct 2026
2	Inter Miami	28	13	10	5	68:50	+18	49	D 2 : 213 Sept 2026 D 2 : 221 Sept 2026 L 2 : 128 Sept 2026 W 4 : 011 Oct 2026 W 2 : 015 Oct 2026
3	CHI	28	14	6	8	51:40	+11	48	L 3 : 020 Sept 2026 W 0 : 127 Sept 2026 W 3 : 17 Oct 2026 W 2 : 110 Oct 2026 L 1 : 315 Oct 2026
4	ENG	28	14	4	10	45:39	+6	46	W 1 : 213 Sept 2026 W 4 : 220 Sept 2026 L 3 : 027 Sept 2026 L 0 : 311 Oct 2026 W 2 : 315 Oct 2026
5	Charlotte	28	13	7	8	50:40	+10	46	D 3 : 313 Sept 2026 W 1 : 220 Sept 2026 L 0 : 127 Sept 2026 W 3 : 211 Oct 2026 L 3 : 115 Oct 2026
6	PHI	28	12	6	10	56:45	+11	42	W 0 : 514 Sept 2026 W 3 : 420 Sept 2026 W 4 : 227 Sept 2026 W 2 : 111 Oct 2026 W 1 : 315 Oct 2026
7	Orlando City SC	28	11	4	13	51:66	-15	37	W 3 : 013 Sept 2026 L 4 : 220 Sept 2026 L 4 : 227 Sept 2026 W 3 : 211 Oct 2026 D 3 : 315 Oct 2026
8	YOR	28	10	6	12	38:52	-14	36	W 0 : 113 Sept 2026 W 0 : 119 Sept 2026 L 0 : 31 Oct 2026 W 4 : 111 Oct 2026 L 2 : 115 Oct 2026
9	FC Cincinnati	27	9	9	9	58:65	-7	36	D 3 : 313 Sept 2026 D 2 : 220 Sept 2026 L 3 : 127 Sept 2026 W 1 : 311 Oct 2026 L 2 : 315 Oct 2026
10	New York City FC	28	8	9	11	42:38	+4	33	W 0 : 213 Sept 2026 L 0 : 119 Sept 2026 D 2 : 227 Sept 2026 L 2 : 110 Oct 2026 L 2 : 015 Oct 2026
11	TOR	28	7	11	10	41:52	-11	32	L 3 : 013 Sept 2026 L 3 : 120 Sept 2026 L 2 : 027 Sept 2026 W 2 : 110 Oct 2026 D 3 : 315 Oct 2026
12	UNI	27	6	12	9	34:46	-12	30	D 0 : 013 Sept 2026 L 1 : 220 Sept 2026 D 3 : 327 Sept 2026 L 4 : 011 Oct 2026 W 2 : 115 Oct 2026
13	COL	28	8	5	15	41:46	-5	29	L 0 : 113 Sept 2026 W 0 : 220 Sept 2026 W 2 : 128 Sept 2026 L 3 : 211 Oct 2026 W 3 : 115 Oct 2026
14	Atlanta United FC	28	7	6	15	33:48	-15	27	D 0 : 013 Sept 2026 W 0 : 120 Sept 2026 D 2 : 227 Sept 2026 L 1 : 311 Oct 2026 W 0 : 315 Oct 2026
15	MON	28	6	6	16	35:56	-21	24	L 1 : 013 Sept 2026 L 0 : 220 Sept 2026 W 3 : 127 Sept 2026 L 2 : 110 Oct 2026 L 0 : 315 Oct 2026

Western Conference

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	28	15	6	7	61:30	+31	51	W 0 : 320 Sept 2026 D 3 : 327 Sept 2026 L 3 : 17 Oct 2026 D 1 : 111 Oct 2026 D 0 : 015 Oct 2026
2	St. Louis City	28	14	8	6	54:38	+16	50	W 4 : 213 Sept 2026 W 3 : 120 Sept 2026 W 0 : 31 Oct 2026 W 6 : 212 Oct 2026 D 0 : 015 Oct 2026
3	DAL	28	13	8	7	52:45	+7	47	W 2 : 113 Sept 2026 D 0 : 020 Sept 2026 W 1 : 027 Sept 2026 L 3 : 211 Oct 2026 W 1 : 015 Oct 2026
4	JOS	28	13	7	8	50:40	+10	46	W 1 : 013 Sept 2026 D 2 : 220 Sept 2026 W 3 : 127 Sept 2026 D 1 : 111 Oct 2026 D 1 : 115 Oct 2026
5	HOU	28	13	6	9	36:34	+2	45	L 1 : 013 Sept 2026 D 2 : 220 Sept 2026 L 0 : 227 Sept 2026 D 2 : 211 Oct 2026 D 3 : 315 Oct 2026
6	Los Angeles FC	29	11	9	9	44:31	+13	42	L 3 : 113 Sept 2026 D 2 : 220 Sept 2026 L 1 : 027 Sept 2026 D 1 : 111 Oct 2026 W 3 : 115 Oct 2026
7	SEA	28	11	8	9	38:35	+3	41	W 2 : 024 Sept 2026 W 3 : 127 Sept 2026 W 2 : 12 Oct 2026 W 0 : 311 Oct 2026 L 1 : 015 Oct 2026
8	COL	28	11	4	13	39:39	0	37	W 1 : 013 Sept 2026 D 3 : 320 Sept 2026 L 3 : 227 Sept 2026 D 1 : 111 Oct 2026 D 2 : 215 Oct 2026
9	ANG	29	9	9	11	39:50	-11	36	D 1 : 113 Sept 2026 W 2 : 320 Sept 2026 W 3 : 227 Sept 2026 L 6 : 212 Oct 2026 W 2 : 015 Oct 2026
10	POR	28	9	6	13	51:54	-3	33	L 2 : 113 Sept 2026 L 0 : 120 Sept 2026 L 3 : 127 Sept 2026 D 3 : 311 Oct 2026 L 2 : 015 Oct 2026
11	SAL	28	9	5	14	41:46	-5	32	L 0 : 320 Sept 2026 L 2 : 024 Sept 2026 W 3 : 027 Sept 2026 L 2 : 111 Oct 2026 D 1 : 115 Oct 2026
12	San Diego	28	8	8	12	48:51	-3	32	L 0 : 514 Sept 2026 D 2 : 221 Sept 2026 D 3 : 327 Sept 2026 L 4 : 111 Oct 2026 D 3 : 315 Oct 2026
13	Austin	28	7	10	11	36:51	-15	31	W 1 : 214 Sept 2026 D 0 : 020 Sept 2026 D 3 : 327 Sept 2026 L 1 : 411 Oct 2026 L 3 : 115 Oct 2026
14	MIN	28	7	9	12	42:51	-9	30	L 4 : 213 Sept 2026 L 2 : 320 Sept 2026 L 3 : 127 Sept 2026 D 2 : 211 Oct 2026 D 2 : 215 Oct 2026
15	KAN	28	6	4	18	35:68	-33	22	L 3 : 420 Sept 2026 W 0 : 227 Sept 2026 L 2 : 12 Oct 2026 D 3 : 311 Oct 2026 L 4 : 015 Oct 2026

Promotion

Full standings

Head-to-head

13 Sept 2026 Real Salt Lake 0 : 2 New York City FC Major League Soccer
24 Jan 2025 Real Salt Lake 2 : 2 New York City FC Friendlies Clubs
24 Jan 2025 Real Salt Lake 2 : 2 New York City FC Friendlies Clubs
11 Jun 2023 Real Salt Lake 0 : 0 New York City FC Major League Soccer
17 Apr 2022 Real Salt Lake 0 : 6 New York City FC Major League Soccer

See full head-to-head history →

Bench

Statistics

6	Shots on Goal	3
5	Shots off Goal	2
15	Total Shots	6
4	Blocked Shots	1
11	Shots insidebox	2
4	Shots outsidebox	4
18	Fouls	11
10	Corner Kicks	1
1	Offsides	0
53%	Ball Possession	47%
2	Yellow Cards	2
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	6
511	Total passes	470
435	Passes accurate	381
85%	Passes %	81%
1.09	expected_goals	0.51
0.90	goals_prevented	0.90

Commentary

–🏁Full-time: Real Salt Lake 0-2 New York City FC.
90+8'🟨Yellow card for Matthew Freese (New York City FC).
88'🔁Substitution, New York City FC: A. Martinez comes on for H. Wolf.
81'🟨Yellow card for Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
80'🔁Substitution, New York City FC: K. O'Toole comes on for N. Cavallo.
80'🔁Substitution, New York City FC: A. O'Neill comes on for J. Shore.
76'🔁Substitution, Real Salt Lake: T. Booth comes on for M. Guilavogui.
72'🔁Substitution, New York City FC: B. Traore comes on for Luighi.
69'🟨Yellow card for Lineker Rodrigues (Real Salt Lake).
67'🔁Substitution, Real Salt Lake: A. Hezarkhani comes on for P. Quinton.
67'🔁Substitution, Real Salt Lake: Lineker Rodrigues comes on for S. Solans.
64'🟨Yellow card for Alexandros Katranis (Real Salt Lake).
61'⚽GOAL! Luighi (New York City FC) makes it 0-2. Assisted by A. Ojeda.
57'🔁Substitution, Real Salt Lake: K. Henry comes on for J. J. Arias.
57'🔁Substitution, Real Salt Lake: C. Guske comes on for L. Moisa.
–⏸️Half-time: Real Salt Lake 0-1 New York City FC.
41'⚽GOAL! N. Mercau (New York City FC) makes it 0-1. Assisted by A. Ojeda.
–🏟️Kick-off! Real Salt Lake v New York City FC.

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