Matchday

MLS 2025 · 10 Aug 2025

New York Red Bulls 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.0
Actual xG
3.8 – 1.2
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made New York Red Bulls favourites at 55%.

New York Red Bulls won and made the better chances: 3.8 xG to 1.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, 60.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Zavier Gozo +17.1, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting +16.8, Kyle Duncan +15.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

New York Red Bulls

27 Jul 2025L 0–1at Chicago Fire MLS
19 Jul 2025L 1–5v Inter Miami CF MLS
16 Jul 2025W 5–3v New England Revolution MLS
12 Jul 2025L 0–2at Philadelphia Union MLS
6 Jul 2025D 1–1at San Jose Earthquakes MLS

Real Salt Lake

27 Jul 2025W 2–1v San Jose Earthquakes MLS
20 Jul 2025L 0–1v FC Cincinnati MLS
17 Jul 2025W 1–0at Portland Timbers MLS
13 Jul 2025W 1–0v Houston Dynamo MLS
6 Jul 2025W 3–2v St.Louis City MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

New York Red Bulls

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Forward90202.2760.5+16.8
Kyle Duncan Midfielder90000.2747.2+15.2
AJ Marcucci Goalkeeper9000–46.8–
Ronald Donkor Midfielder64000.0444.3+2.7
Sean Nealis Defender9000–43.3+0.7
Julian Hall Forward4500–43.1–
Peter Stroud Midfielder2600–41.1–
Alexander Hack Defender4500–40.3+4.1
Wikelman Carmona Midfielder4500–39.2+5.2
Daniel Edelman Midfielder90000.0938.7+3.5
Emil Forsberg Midfielder89010.8437.9−2.3
Tim Parker Defender4500–36.5–
Raheem Edwards Defender90000.0735.7–
Serge Ngoma Forward19000.0334.0–
Mohammed Sofo Forward71000.1432.9−1.7
Dylan Nealis Defender1100–1.4–

Real Salt Lake

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Rafael Cabral Goalkeeper9000–54.6−1.1
Justen Glad Defender9000–48.9+9.5
Zavier Gozo Midfielder90100.4948.2+17.1
Diego Luna Midfielder8500–47.2+13.6
Pablo Ruíz Midfielder2600–46.7–
Emeka Eneli Midfielder8900–45.6–
Diogo Gonçalves Midfielder9000–44.3+11.1
William Agada Forward64010.0643.6+2.7
Braian Ojeda Midfielder6400–42.2–
Rwan Cruz Forward26000.0536.2–
Johnny Russell Midfielder100–35.9–
Noel Caliskan Midfielder90000.0335.1−3.7
Brayan Vera Defender9000–33.0–
Sam Junqua Defender90000.5428.6−1.1