United States - MLSData current as of 18 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego: match statistics

Real Salt Lake crest
Real Salt Lake
4 : 2half-time 4:1
San Diego crest
San Diego

Real Salt Lake vs San Diego: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Real Salt Lake play San Diego in MLS (United States). The match date is 19 April 2026 at 03:30. Final score: 4:2.

Current form

Real Salt Lake: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. San Diego: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Real Salt Lake scores 1.86 and concedes 1.36 goals per match. San Diego scores 2.00 and concedes 1.80. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Real Salt Lake 71%, San Diego 60%. Over 2.5: Real Salt Lake 71%, San Diego 73%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Real Salt Lake has higher xG: 1.68 vs 1.38. Real Salt Lake: 15.1 shots per match, San Diego: 11.7.

Match halves

Real Salt Lake: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.71. San Diego: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Real Salt Lake: 16-30 (7 goals). San Diego: 46-60 (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Real Salt Lake demonstrates a clear advantage in this matchup: at home they have won 4 of their last 5 matches and maintain a 100% home win rate this season, averaging 2.33 goals scored and 1.00 conceded per game. In home fixtures RSL averages 20.33 shots and 6.67 on target, with an average xG of 2.13 versus the opponent’s 1.21 xG, reflecting the quality of created chances. San Diego arrives in poor form — 0 wins in their last 5 matches, only 0.4 points per game and 14 goals conceded in that span; away they average 1.33 goals scored and 2.00 conceded with xG for 1.00 and 3.33 shots on target. The visitors have a high possession percentage (64%) and a better conversion rate 17% vs RSL’s 11%, which gives them a one-goal chance from fewer opportunities, but it does not offset the overall home advantage. Based on this, I tip the home win — Real Salt Lake have superior form (2.6 pts per game in the last 5 vs 0.4), greater quantity and quality of chances, and defensive stability at home.

Half-by-half

4 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
15Shots9
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
9Shots on target5
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.9xG1.15
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1Corners8
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
43Dangerous attacks32
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
12Fouls13
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1Cards1
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.86Goals scored / match2
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.36Goals conceded / match1.8
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
50%Average possession62%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
5.93Shots on target / match4.67
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.14Shots per match11.73
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
5.93Shots on target4.67
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
12.3%Shot conversion17%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
50%Possession62%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.68xG for1.38
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.37xG against1.53
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

Shooting quality

Real Salt Lake: AttackingSan Diego: Efficient finishing
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
Accuracy (shots on target)39%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.43

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Real Salt Lake is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Real Salt Lake · 1.2 pts / match - San Diego

Real Salt Lake
WLWWD
Season result split
57% W14% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-4
1.86 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
San Diego
DDWDL
Season result split
27% W33% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-5-6
1.13 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLLLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.71BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

San Diego is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.86 goals / match - Real Salt Lake · 2 goals / match - San Diego

Real Salt Lake is 32% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.36 goals / match - Real Salt Lake · 1.8 goals / match - San Diego

Real Salt Lake scoring profile: very strong

Real Salt Lake scores in 86% of matches (12 of 14 matches), while San Diego keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

San Diego scoring profile: very strong

San Diego scores in 87% of matches (13 of 15 matches), while Real Salt Lake keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

26Goals scored (season)30
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
19Goals conceded (season)27
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
3.21Average goals in match3.8
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
9Goals scored (last 5)13
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
5Goals conceded (last 5)10
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal87%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
64%2 goals60%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
29%3 goals27%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
7%4 goals13%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal73%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
43%2 goals60%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
7%3 goals33%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
0%4 goals13%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

43%BTTS at half-time40%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
7%BTTS in both halves20%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
36%Scored in both halves53%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

BTTS and goal count

64%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
60%BTTS - last 580%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time67%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Real Salt Lake is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.79 pts / match - Real Salt Lake · 1.6 pts / match - San Diego

Real Salt Lake - half-time state
43% leading50% draw7% trailing
San Diego - half-time state
47% leading20% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.79Points per match (1st half)1.6
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.14Goals scored (1st half)1
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)1.07
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.71Average goals (1st half)2.07
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
50%Clean sheet before half-time40%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
29%No goal before half-time20%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per match (2nd half)1.27
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)1
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.73
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.73
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
29%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego
50%No goal after half-time40%
Real Salt LakeSan Diego

Real Salt Lake - second-half results

29% W29% R43% P
25
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

San Diego - second-half results

27% W47% R27% P
24
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding57%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 27%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Real Salt Lake - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
San Diego - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match1.01.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.4
Average goals in match1.63.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Real Salt Lake
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
7
4
16-30
5
1
31-45
4
3
46-60
2
3
61-75
4
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

San Diego
ScoredConceded
6
5
0-15
4
3
16-30
5
8
31-45
7
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.51
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
66%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Real Salt Lake

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
97%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

San Diego

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Real Salt LakeLigaSan Diego
Average goals in match 3.213.30 3.80
Both teams scored 71%61% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%62% 73%
Clean sheets 14%22% 27%
Goal before half-time 79%77% 100%
Goal after half-time 93%80% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.30
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.92
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Real Salt Lake 0 - 1 - 0 San Diego. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Real Salt Lake vs San Diego?

The MLS match finished Real Salt Lake 4:2 San Diego. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Real Salt Lake vs San Diego?

Real Salt Lake score 1.86 goals per game on average and San Diego 2.00. The MLS average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Real Salt Lake's matches and 60% of San Diego's.

What form are Real Salt Lake and San Diego in?

Over the last 5 games Real Salt Lake have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and San Diego 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Real Salt Lake vs San Diego?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.