Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · Columbus Crew 4–0 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:30 BST · Lower.com Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Columbus Crew · Real Salt Lake

Columbus Crew 4–0 Real Salt Lake — Columbus Crew won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Columbus Crew beat Real Salt Lake 4–0 at Lower.com Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 2 April. Columbus Crew have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Columbus Crew led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Columbus Crew: Aidan Morris (14’, assisted by Lucas Zelarayán; 53’), Lucas Zelarayán (41’ pen) and Yaw Yeboah (90’, assisted by Maximilian Arfsten).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Columbus Crew 3.67, Real Salt Lake 0.62, from 18 shots to 8 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Vazquez showed three yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Columbus Crew: Darlington Nagbe (64’); Real Salt Lake: Justin Meram (29’) and Emeka Eneli (84’).

What it changes

Real Salt Lake have lost their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew) 14.1, Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) 12.2 and Braian Ojeda (Real Salt Lake) 7.2 led the match.

Next up

Columbus Crew next host St. Louis City on 22 October 2026.

Real Salt Lake next host St. Louis City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Columbus Crew: Columbus Crew v St. Louis City, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Real Salt Lake: Real Salt Lake v St. Louis City, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Columbus Crew 4–0 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Venue: Lower.com Field · Columbus, Ohio
Referee: R. Vazquez
Head-to-head (last 4): Columbus Crew 1 · draws 2 · Real Salt Lake 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Columbus Crew 2W 1D 2L · Real Salt Lake 1W 1D 3L

Columbus Crew 4–0 Real Salt Lake (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7

Corners

against 3.83 / 5.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4.5 / 5.75

Shots on target

against 3.83 / 7 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.67 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.67 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.93 yellows

Referee · R. Vazquez

2.2 home / 1.73 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 March 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 March 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Columbus Crew for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	7 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12.17 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	13.5 for · 15.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	5.75 for · 7 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.17 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	6.25 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: R. Vazquez — 3.93 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 22.67 fouls over 15 matches (2.2 to the home side, 1.73 to the away side).

Home 2.2Away 1.73

Columbus Crew

Columbus Crew — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gustavo Vallecilla n 5	60.4	3 3/3	0 0/0	—
Yaw Yeboah n 8	34.5	2.6 5/1	1.6 3/1	—
A. Morris n 8	80.8	2.2 8/5	1.8 6/4	—
L. Díaz n 8	59.1	1.9 6/3	2.5 6/3	—
J. Medranda n 8	18.4	1.8 3/0	0.6 1/0	—

Columbus Crew — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hernández n 8	82	4.7 8/8	1.5 7/4
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	81	3.2 8/6	1.8 8/3
J. Medranda n 8	18.4	2.4 3/1	1.2 2/0
C. Ramirez n 8	29	2.3 3/1	1.2 2/1
J. Russell-Rowe n 5	43.8	1.2 3/0	0.4 1/0

Columbus Crew — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Russell-Rowe n 5	43.8	0.4 1/0	1.2 2/1
J. Medranda n 8	18.4	0.6 1/0	0.6 1/0
C. Ramirez n 8	29	0.8 1/1	0 0/0
A. Mățan n 6	72.7	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Lucas Zelarayán n 8	81	0.6 3/1	0 0/0

Columbus Crew — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Morris n 8	80.8	6.3 8/7
J. Medranda n 8	18.4	4.3 5/2
Mohamed Farsi n 8	60.3	2.6 6/2
Pedro Santos n 8	61.6	2.2 5/4
Yaw Yeboah n 8	34.5	2 4/2

Columbus Crew — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Room n 8	83.8	3.6 7/4

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Luna n 4	13.8	3.3 2/0	3.3 1/1	—
Daniel Musovski n 7	19.6	2 3/0	1.3 2/0	—
Brayan Vera n 5	67.4	1.9 4/3	0.8 2/1	—
Scott Caldwell n 8	45.3	1.7 4/2	1.7 6/1	—
Braian Ojeda n 8	76.3	1.5 6/3	1.3 5/3	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.1	2.9 8/5	1.4 6/2
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	41	2.5 6/3	1.4 4/1
R. Rubin n 8	39.9	2.3 6/1	1.4 4/1
D. Kreilach n 8	85.9	2.2 6/5	1.2 4/3
P. Ruiz n 8	76.5	1.5 5/4	0.9 3/2

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Jefferson Savarino n 8	80.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
D. Kreilach n 8	85.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Justin Meram n 8	54.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
Andrew Brody n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Glad n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Löffelsend n 8	79.1	2.8 6/4
P. Ruiz n 8	76.5	2.8 6/4
Maikel Chang n 8	56.1	2 6/3
Brayan Vera n 5	67.4	1.9 3/3
Justin Meram n 8	54.6	1.9 5/4

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Zac MacMath n 8	90	3.4 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Columbus Crew		Real Salt Lake
59%	Possession	41%
3.67	Expected goals (xG)	0.62
18	Shots	8
6	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	1
5	Blocked shots	2
13	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	2
1	Offsides	4
13	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
568	Passes	398
88%	Pass accuracy	80%

Columbus Crew player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Patrick Schulte	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
Steven Moreira	90	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	7.7
M. Degenek	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
Gustavo Vallecilla	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Mohamed Farsi	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
A. Morris	90	2	0	2	2	1	4	0	8.7
William Sands	83	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
A. Mățan	83	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Darlington Nagbe	74	0	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.9
C. Ramirez	74	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	7
Lucas Zelarayán	74	1	1	2	1	4	0	0	8.6
Sean Zawadzki sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Yaw Yeboah sub	16	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
J. Russell-Rowe sub	16	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
J. Medranda sub	12	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
Maximilian Arfsten sub	12	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.3

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Beavers	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
Emeka Eneli	90	0	0	0	2	Y	5.9
J. Glad	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	0	2	0	5.5
Andrew Brody	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
P. Ruiz	90	1	0	2	4	0	6.9
R. Rubin	75	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Braian Ojeda	66	1	1	0	2	0	7.7
Maikel Chang	65	1	1	1	2	0	6.3
Justin Meram	45	0	0	1	3	Y	6.9
I. Paul	45	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
D. Luna sub	45	1	1	0	0	0	6
A. A. Julio Santos sub	45	1	1	1	1	0	6.5
Andrés Gómez sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Löffelsend sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Kreilach sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Columbus CrewLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeDWLLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Columbus Crew 1 · 2 draws · Real Salt Lake 1 · 2 goals/game

2022-06-26 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew
2019-07-04 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Columbus Crew
2018-06-30 Columbus Crew 2–1 Real Salt Lake
2017-07-30 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Columbus Crew

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Columbus Crew#3 pos57 pts34 pl+21 GD

Real Salt Lake#5 pos50 pts34 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Columbus Crew scored1.97

Real Salt Lake scored1.41

Columbus Crew conceded1.35

Real Salt Lake conceded1.47

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 4 meetings, Columbus Crew won 1, Real Salt Lake won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Columbus Crew and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — Columbus Crew 2W 1D 2L; Real Salt Lake 1W 1D 3L.

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