DC United v Real Salt Lake result

Full-time · DC United 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Major League Soccer · Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:30 BST · Audi Field

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

DC United 1–2 Real Salt Lake — Real Salt Lake won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Real Salt Lake won 2–1 at Audi Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 18 June. DC United have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Real Salt Lake led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Real Salt Lake: P. Ruiz (41’, assisted by Andrew Brody) and Daniel Musovski (51’, assisted by Andrés Gómez); DC United: C. Durkin (53’, assisted by Ruan). Steve Birnbaum (26’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: DC United 1.24, Real Salt Lake 1.75, from 15 shots to 18 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Badawi showed five yellow cards and one red — against 4.9 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — DC United: C. Durkin (50’), Cristián Dájome (75’) and B. Hines-Ike (89’); Real Salt Lake: P. Ruiz (9’) and Zac MacMath (90+1’).

What it changes

Real Salt Lake are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Daniel Musovski (Real Salt Lake) 6.5, Andrew Brody (Real Salt Lake) 6.3 and Ruan (DC United) 6.1 led the match.

Next up

DC United next travel to FC Cincinnati on 21 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 DC United: FC Cincinnati v DC United, 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: DC United 1–2 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Venue: Audi Field · Washington, District of Columbia
Referee: M. Badawi
Head-to-head (last 4): DC United 1 · draws 1 · Real Salt Lake 2 · 2.75 goals/game
Recent form: DC United 2W 1D 2L · Real Salt Lake 2W 2D 1L

DC United 1–2 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

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 5.2

Corners

against 4.14 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.86 / 2.4

Cards

against 2.29 / 2.33 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Badawi

2.45 home / 2.45 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 June 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 June 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	DC United for / against	Line	Real Salt Lake for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.2 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14.29 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.67 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 3.5 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.43 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.2 for · 11.83 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 2.33 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: M. Badawi — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.09 red cards, 23.18 fouls over 11 matches (2.45 to the home side, 2.45 to the away side).

Home 2.45Away 2.45

DC United

DC United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 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
Cristián Dájome n 8	21.9	3.1 4/2	1.5 3/0	—
Erik Hurtado n 8	32.9	2.7 6/2	0.7 1/1	—
C. Benteke n 8	89.9	2.3 7/3	1.1 6/3	—
Gaoussou Samake n 4	73	2.2 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
Y. Asad n 8	17.3	2 2/1	2.6 3/1	—

DC United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Fountas n 8	61	3 7/5	1.3 5/2
C. Benteke n 8	89.9	2.3 8/6	1 6/2
Erik Hurtado n 8	32.9	1.7 4/1	0.7 2/0
Cristián Dájome n 8	21.9	1.5 3/0	1 2/0
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	41.4	1.4 4/1	0.8 3/0

DC United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Fletcher n 8	13.8	0.8 1/0	0.8 1/0
C. Benteke n 8	89.9	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Fountas n 8	61	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	41.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Cristián Dájome n 8	21.9	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

DC United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pedro Santos n 8	75.6	3.9 8/5
T. Ku-DiPietro n 8	41.4	2.7 6/3
Russell Canouse n 8	84	2.5 8/7
Gaoussou Samake n 4	73	2.2 4/3
Ruan n 8	68.3	2.1 6/4

DC United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Miller n 8	90	2.3 5/3

Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 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
Braian Ojeda n 8	82.6	2.3 8/5	2 7/6	—
P. Ruiz n 8	80.5	2.2 5/5	0.8 4/2	—
Daniel Musovski n 8	52.1	2.2 6/2	1.1 4/1	—
Brayan Vera n 8	82.9	1.9 7/5	1.1 6/2	—
D. Luna n 8	23.4	1.9 4/0	1.9 3/1	—

Real Salt Lake — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 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	88	2.4 8/5	0.8 6/0
B. Jacquesson n 8	37.8	2.4 6/2	0.9 3/0
A. A. Julio Santos n 8	39.3	2.3 4/3	0.9 3/0
Andrés Gómez n 8	44.5	2 4/4	0.8 3/0
R. Rubin n 8	75.8	1.8 4/4	0.7 4/1

Real Salt Lake — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Daniel Musovski n 8	52.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Jefferson Savarino n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Rubin n 8	75.8	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
J. Löffelsend n 8	64.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
P. Ruiz n 8	80.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Real Salt Lake — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Löffelsend n 8	64.3	3 6/4
Braian Ojeda n 8	82.6	2.7 8/5
P. Ruiz n 8	80.5	2.7 7/5
B. Oviedo n 8	78	2.5 7/5
Brayan Vera n 8	82.9	2 8/5

Real Salt Lake — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 June 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Beavers n 4	78.8	2.3 2/1
Zac MacMath n 8	84.4	2.1 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
DC United		Real Salt Lake
38%	Possession	62%
1.24	Expected goals (xG)	1.75
15	Shots	18
2	Shots on target	8
6	Shots off target	5
7	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	5
4	Corners	5
1	Offsides	3
15	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
309	Passes	520
76%	Pass accuracy	89%

DC United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Miller	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
B. Hines-Ike	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
D. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
L. O'Brien	90	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	6.7
C. Benteke	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. Durkin	89	1	0	2	1	1	2	Y	7
Cristián Dájome	84	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	6.6
Gaoussou Samake	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Russell Canouse	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Klich	45	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
Steve Birnbaum	26	0	0	1	0	0	1	R	4.6
Ruan sub	45	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
Erik Hurtado sub	45	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
A. Najar sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
K. Fletcher sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Donovan Pines sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Real Salt Lake player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Zac MacMath	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
Emeka Eneli	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.2
J. Glad	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
Brayan Vera	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
Andrew Brody	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
P. Ruiz	90	1	0	3	2	1	0	Y	7.7
D. Kreilach	90	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	7.3
Daniel Musovski	84	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	7.6
J. Löffelsend	75	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	7.6
Andrés Gómez	63	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	6.7
D. Luna	63	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
B. Hidalgo sub	27	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.3
Maikel Chang sub	27	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
M. Nyeman sub	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
I. Paul sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

DC UnitedWLDWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Real Salt LakeDLWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

DC United 1 · 1 draw · Real Salt Lake 2 · 2.75 goals/game

2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 DC United
2019-03-17 DC United 5–0 Real Salt Lake
2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 DC United
2017-08-13 DC United 0–1 Real Salt Lake

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

DC United#12 pos40 pts34 pl-4 GD

Real Salt Lake#5 pos50 pts34 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

DC United scored1.32

Real Salt Lake scored1.41

DC United conceded1.44

Real Salt Lake conceded1.47

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between DC United and Real Salt Lake?: In their last 4 meetings, DC United won 1, Real Salt Lake won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.75 goals per game.
What is the recent form of DC United and Real Salt Lake?: Recent form — DC United 2W 1D 2L; Real Salt Lake 2W 2D 1L.

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