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Major League Soccer · Matchweek 31

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Real Salt Lake

REA

3–0Full timeHalf-time 1–0

St. Louis City

STL

Timeline

How it happened

  1. 3'Rafael SantosYellow card for St. Louis City at 3 minutes: Rafael Santos
  2. 30'Tomás OstrákYellow card for St. Louis City at 30 minutes: Tomás Ostrák
  3. Philip Quinton40'Yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 40 minutes: Philip Quinton
  4. Sergi Solansassist by Morgan Guilavogui41'Goal for Real Salt Lake at 41 minutes: Sergi Solans assist by Morgan Guilavogui
  5. 44'Tomás OstrákRed card for St. Louis City at 44 minutes: Tomás Ostrák
  6. Dominik Marczukassist by Luc De Fougerolles53'Goal for Real Salt Lake at 53 minutes: Dominik Marczuk assist by Luc De Fougerolles
  7. Sergi Solansassist by Saba Lobjanidze59'Goal for Real Salt Lake at 59 minutes: Sergi Solans assist by Saba Lobjanidze
  8. Juan Sanabria64'Yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 64 minutes: Juan Sanabria
Show 10 substitutions
  1. 46'Dante Polvara on for Christopher DurkinSubstitution for St. Louis City at 46 minutes: Dante Polvara on for Christopher Durkin
  2. 46'Mykhi Joyner on for Conrad WallemSubstitution for St. Louis City at 46 minutes: Mykhi Joyner on for Conrad Wallem
  3. Justen Glad on for Philip Quinton60'Substitution for Real Salt Lake at 60 minutes: Justen Glad on for Philip Quinton
  4. Zach Booth on for Morgan Guilavogui67'Substitution for Real Salt Lake at 67 minutes: Zach Booth on for Morgan Guilavogui
  5. Colin Guske on for Noel Çalışkan67'Substitution for Real Salt Lake at 67 minutes: Colin Guske on for Noel Çalışkan
  6. Ariath Piol on for Sergi Solans68'Substitution for Real Salt Lake at 68 minutes: Ariath Piol on for Sergi Solans
  7. 72'Daniel Edelman on for Charles-Emile BrunetSubstitution for St. Louis City at 72 minutes: Daniel Edelman on for Charles-Emile Brunet
  8. 72'Damion Downs on for Simon BecherSubstitution for St. Louis City at 72 minutes: Damion Downs on for Simon Becher
  9. Aiden Hezarkhani on for Saba Lobjanidze80'Substitution for Real Salt Lake at 80 minutes: Aiden Hezarkhani on for Saba Lobjanidze
  10. 84'Mamadou Mbacke on for Rafael NavarroSubstitution for St. Louis City at 84 minutes: Mamadou Mbacke on for Rafael Navarro
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

Salt Lake5-4-1Starting shape3-4-3St. Louis City
56%Possession50%
50%Territory33%
16%From set plays8%
0.13Chance quality0.10
5.1%Directness6.9%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Salt Lake, 3 for St. Louis City. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.

The xG race23 shots
Cumulative expected goalsSalt Lake 4.04 xG, St. Louis City 0.11 xG over 94 minutes
  • Salt Lake4.04
  • St. Louis City0.11
Final score 3–0
Show data
Shots with expected-goal values
MinTeamxGOutcome
6'Salt Lake0.06off target
8'Salt Lake0.04off target
12'Salt Lake0.05blocked
16'Salt Lake0.04blocked
17'Salt Lake0.03off target
34'St. Louis City0.03saved
39'Salt Lake0.29saved
41'Salt Lake0.93goal
47'Salt Lake0.04blocked
49'St. Louis City0.02blocked
52'Salt Lake0.02saved
52'Salt Lake0.02goal
59'Salt Lake0.94goal
63'Salt Lake0.03saved
66'Salt Lake0.16off target
71'Salt Lake0.43off target
73'Salt Lake0.08blocked
74'Salt Lake0.14off target
79'Salt Lake0.03blocked
79'Salt Lake0.02saved
80'Salt Lake0.68saved
88'St. Louis City0.06saved
94'Salt Lake0.02off target
Shot map3 scored
Shot map
  • Salt Lake (3/20)
  • St. Louis City (0/3)

Marker area is expected-goal value. Filled markers are goals; outlines are attempts that did not score.

Show data
Every shot with location and expected-goal value
MinTeamxGBodySituationOutcome
6'Salt Lake0.06headcorneroff target
8'Salt Lake0.04left footopen playoff target
12'Salt Lake0.05right footopen playblocked
16'Salt Lake0.04right footopen playblocked
17'Salt Lake0.03left footcorneroff target
34'St. Louis City0.03right footopen playsaved
39'Salt Lake0.29right footopen playsaved
41'Salt Lake0.93right footopen playgoal
47'Salt Lake0.04right footopen playblocked
49'St. Louis City0.02right footopen playblocked
52'Salt Lake0.02left footopen playsaved
52'Salt Lake0.02right footopen playgoal
59'Salt Lake0.94right footfast breakgoal
63'Salt Lake0.03left footopen playsaved
66'Salt Lake0.16right footopen playoff target
71'Salt Lake0.43left footopen playoff target
73'Salt Lake0.08left footopen playblocked
74'Salt Lake0.14headcorneroff target
79'Salt Lake0.03left footopen playblocked
79'Salt Lake0.02left footcornersaved
80'Salt Lake0.68right footcornersaved
88'St. Louis City0.06right footfast breaksaved
94'Salt Lake0.02right footopen playoff target
MomentumWho was on top, minute by minute
Match momentumPressure through the match. Bars above the line favour Salt Lake, below favour St. Louis City.
  • Salt Lake pressure
  • St. Louis City pressure
Line-ups40 players

Salt Lake5-4-1

Substitutes

St. Louis City3-4-3

Substitutes

Head to headPossession, shots, discipline
Salt LakeSt. Louis City
4.03Expected goals0.11
60Possession %40
20Shots3
8On target2
5Big chances0
7Corners0
636Passes426
90Pass accuracy %81
56.3Field tilt %est.16.7
18Fouls9
2Yellow cards1