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Real Salt Lake will look to extend their unbeaten streak on the road to five games when they swing over to the capital on Saturday for an interconference matchup with DC United.
In the Eastern Conference, DC United hold the eighth seed with 23 points from 18 matches. Real Salt Lake, on the other hand, sit 11th in the Western Conference. The visitors are three points off their opponents, but have played one game less. The matchup in this series ended 0-0 last September in Utah.
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DC United Form
DC United went through their last three matches with a 2-2 draw against CF Montreal, a 1-2 win over Inter Miami CF, and a 3-1 defeat to Atlanta United. Wayne Rooney’s men managed to win two of their past six home matches in Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored ten and conceded seven goals.
Real Salt Lake Form
Real Salt Lake claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 2-3 against LA Galaxy. A 1-2 win followed against Austin FC, before drawing 0-0 with New York City FC. The Claret and Cobalt won twice, while also recording two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Major League Soccer. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals were conceded and seven scored.
DC United vs Real Salt Lake Stats
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between DC United and Real Salt Lake. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 matches in a row DC United played, both teams scored
- In the last 5 DC United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 DC United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- DC United have scored in 10 of the last 11 home matches
- In 7 of the last 8 DC United home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Real Salt Lake have conceded in 21 of the last 23 away matches
- Real Salt Lake have not lost 12 of the last 14 matches
- Real Salt Lake have not lost the last 7 away matches in a row
- In 6 of the last 8 away matches Real Salt Lake played, both teams scored
- In 4 of the last 5 matches Real Salt Lake played, both teams scored
DC United vs Real Salt Lake – Players in Form
Don’t sleep on Christian Benteke, even though he didn’t score in DC United’s previous match. This striker has been on a roll, netting three goals in his last five games. You can bet he’s itching to get back to adding to his tally this weekend.
DC United vs Real Salt Lake Betting Tips
Full-time result
DC United only managed to secure three victories in their last ten home matches across all competitions. Incredibly, they managed to split the points with the visiting team on three different occasions while losing four of the matches. Real Salt Lake, on the other hand, drew four of their last ten away games. The visitors won and lost three of the matches in this run.
Both teams to score
DC United has been on fire, scoring the first goal in an impressive six out of their last ten home games! Real Salt Lake isn’t far behind with four opening goals out of a possible ten games. And if that wasn’t exciting enough, both teams have been on a scoring spree with a whopping four consecutive games of both teams scoring in DC’s recent matches.
Total goals
There were over 2.5 goals scored in eight of DC United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Real Salt Lake’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. DC United’s last 5 matches had more than three goals.
Match predictions: DC United vs Real Salt Lake
To sum up, the upcoming match between DC United and Real Salt Lake seems to be a good betting opportunity.