MLS Match Preview: Real Salt Lake (8-10-4) vs. FC Cincinnati (14-6-3)

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Match Details

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Time: 9:30 PM ET

Venue: America First Field, Sandy, UT

Watch: MLS Season Pass on Apple TV

Team Form & Momentum

Real Salt Lake – Home Surge Continues

10th in the Western Conference, 28 points from 22 matches

Riding a 3-match win streak, including a 1–0 road win vs Portland Timbers

Diogo Gonçalves has taken 8 shots and 5 on target in his last two games, emerging as a key attacking threat

William Agada and Diego Luna lead the team with 2 goals each

RSL have kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 matches, conceding just 3 goals in that span

Unbeaten in last 5 matches, with 4 wins and 1 draw

FC Cincinnati – Elite Road Form

2nd in the Eastern Conference, 45 points from 23 matches

Coming off a 3–0 win over Inter Miami, with Evander Ferreira scoring twice

Evander now has 8 goals and 5 assists, leading the team in both categories

Cincinnati have won 3 straight away matches, scoring 8 goals and conceding just 2

Head coach Pat Noonan has guided the team to 7 road wins, most in MLS

Key Stats & Betting Trends

CategoryReal Salt LakeFC Cincinnati
Goals Scored2438
Goals Conceded2831
Home/Away Record5–4–3 (Home)7–1–4 (Away)
Last 5 MatchesW–W–W–D–WW–L–W–W–W
Head-to-Head1W–0D–1L1W–0D–1L

Over 2.5 goals has hit in 5 of Cincinnati’s last 6 matches

Both teams have scored in 8 of Cincinnati’s last 10 games

Diogo Gonçalves has 5 shots on target in last 2 matches

Evander Ferreira is available at +200 Anytime Goalscorer

Player Spotlight

Diogo Gonçalves (Real Salt Lake)

2 goals, 2 assists

Leads RSL in shots on target

Evander Ferreira (FC Cincinnati)

8 goals, 5 assists

Scored in 5 straight matches

MATCH ODDS

Real Salt Lake + 120        Draw +  245                        FC Cincinnati + 200

Over 2.5 – 150                   Under 2.5 + 120

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, July 18, 2025

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