Orlando City 2-1 Real Salt Lake: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Saturday 22 August 2026 · Exploria Stadium, Orlando · referee F. Bazakos · full time
Full time: Orlando City 2-1 Real Salt Lake
Orlando City won 2-1 at home to Real Salt Lake in MLS on Saturday 22 August 2026. The goals: Dominik Marczuk 36', Antoine Griezmann 53', Antoine Griezmann 81'.
How Orlando City won it
Dominik Marczuk put Real Salt Lake ahead in the 36th minute, set up by Sam Junqua. Orlando City levelled at 1-1 in the 53rd minute through Antoine Griezmann. Orlando City turned it round: Antoine Griezmann made it 2-1 in the 81st minute.
It was 0-1 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
Antoine Griezmann scored twice.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, F. Bazakos, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Orlando City and 3 to Real Salt Lake.
Orlando City: M. Perelman, 4-2-3-1 · Real Salt Lake: P. Mastroeni, 3-5-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.51 for Orlando City and 1.59 for Real Salt Lake.
Orlando City scored about 1.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Real Salt Lake created the better chances, 1.59 xG to 0.51, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Orlando City had 3 shots on target, Real Salt Lake 3.
Orlando City had 62% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Orlando City came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.9 and conceding 2.3 a match, with 1.57 expected goals for and 1.96 against, and had won 39% of their matches.
Real Salt Lake came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 1.47 expected goals for and 1.64 against, and had won 35% of their matches.
Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake: the match in numbers
| Orlando City | Match statistics | Real Salt Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 62% | Ball possession | 38% |
| 0.51 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.59 |
| 11 | Total shots | 8 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Big chances | 2 |
| 584 | Total passes | 363 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Antoine Griezmann (Orlando City), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Orlando City
- Antoine Griezmann 8.5 2 goals
- Justin Ellis 7.1
- Iván Angulo 6.9
- Eduard Atuesta 6.8
- Griffin Dorsey 6.8
Real Salt Lake
- Dominik Marczuk 7.4 1 goal
- Luca Moisa 7.4
- Alexandros Katranis 6.9
- Sam Junqua 6.9 1 assist
- Noel Caliskan 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Juan Jose Arias at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Orlando City: Chicago Fire vs Orlando City Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Real Salt Lake: Austin vs Real Salt Lake Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake
What was the score in Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake?
Orlando City 2-1 Real Salt Lake (half-time 0-1), MLS, Saturday 22 August 2026.
Who scored in Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake?
Dominik Marczuk 36', Antoine Griezmann 53', Antoine Griezmann 81'.
Did Moneyball predict Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake?
Antoine Griezmann, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Orlando City vs Real Salt Lake?
F. Bazakos.
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