Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC 8-31-22

Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC 8/31/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC 8/31/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Real Salt Lake FC (10-9-8) will play Minnesota United FC footballers (13-5-9) in the MLS Western Conference at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at 9:30 PM ET.

 

RSL is in 5th place at 10-9-8 on 39 points in the Western Conference after tallying 35 goals but conceded 36 for a -1 goal difference through 27 contests played for the year.

 

The Claret and Cobalt are undefeated in their last three matches after they defeated the Seattle Sounders at 2-1 on August 14 and ended up with a 1-1 draw in the last two outings versus Vancouver and FC Dallas on the last two Saturdays.

 

RSL trailed a one-goal lead by FC Dallas in the first half until Real’s midfielder Anderson Julio from Ecuador tied the score with a goal in the 69th minute of regulation time.  

 

Venezuelan footballer Sergio Córdova led the offense of the Real Salt Lake with 7 goals scored after 26 contests played while Forward Justin Meram reinforced the frontline attacks with 6 assists distributed in 26 games.

 

The Claret and Cobalt team will be assigning Zac MacMath (78-68-78 career record in pro soccer) in front of the goal to defend the net from Minnesota attackers on Wednesday night. He tallied 66 shutouts which earned him a clean sheet rate of 29.5% in 224 starting assignments in the majors.

 

The American goalie acquired a save percentage of .711 with 680 stops in his 20,228 minutes of goalkeeping in MLS.

 

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Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC Predictions 8/31/2022

 

The Minnesota United FC took the 3rd spot at 13-5-9 on 44 points in the Western Conference after accumulating 44 goals while allowing 37 for a goal difference of +7 after finishing 27 games for the season.

 

Minnesota is victorious in three consecutive games including their recent 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo on August 27. The United also beat Nashville at 2-1 on August 14 and Austin at 2-1 on August 20.

 

Minnesota surrendered the first goal of the match to Houston in the 46th minute of action but the United earned their first goal with the Dynamo’s Fafà Picault own goal (OG) while Forward Luis Amarilla sealed the win with a goal scored in the 84th minute of open field action.   

 

The 26-year-old Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso from Argentina powered the offense for the United FC with 10 goals scored and a team-high 5 assists distributed in 25 outings played in the league.

 

Forward Luis Amarilla added 9 goals in 26 matches to reinforce the frontline attack of Minnesota. GK Dayne St. Clair (40-14-31 mark in his MLS career) will be residing in front of the goal to protect the net for Minnesota. He achieved 21 shutouts while defending a total of 389 shots fired against him in 85 career starts in the league.

 

St. Clair holds a clean sheet rate record of 24.7% with a save percentage of .740 in his 7,650 minutes of goalkeeping in Major League Soccer.     

 

Real Salt Lake FC vs. Minnesota United FC. The MLS Pick for this match is Minnesota +265. The United FC gained momentum after winning three successive games and outmatched RSL in their last five meetings with two wins to one and two draws.

 

Real won only two matches in their last ten overall while Minnesota has seven victories in their last ten. The prediction: Minnesota United FC will win 2-1. 

   

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Real Salt Lake vs Minnesota United FC 8/31/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

MLS Starting Time: 9:30 PM ET

 

Location: Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, UT

 

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

 

TV: ESPN+

 

MLS Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota United FC +265    

 

MLS Totals: 3.0    

 

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