Real Salt Lake 3-0 New England: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 27 September 2026 · America First Field, Sandy · referee R. Fierro · full time
Full time: Real Salt Lake 3-0 New England
Real Salt Lake beat New England 3-0 in MLS on Sunday 27 September 2026 at America First Field. The goals: Aiden Hezarkhani 2', Sergi Solans 62', Sergi Solans 80'.
How Real Salt Lake won it
Aiden Hezarkhani put Real Salt Lake ahead in the 2nd minute. Sergi Solans made it 2-0 to Real Salt Lake in the 62nd minute, set up by Noel Caliskan. Sergi Solans made it 3-0 to Real Salt Lake in the 80th minute, set up by Morgan Guilavogui.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Sergi Solans scored twice.
The referee, R. Fierro, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Real Salt Lake and 2 to New England.
Real Salt Lake: P. Mastroeni, 3-4-3 · New England: M. Mitrovic, 4-2-3-1.
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 1.49 for Real Salt Lake and 1.68 for New England.
Real Salt Lake scored about 1.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
New England left about 1.7 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Real Salt Lake had 6 shots on target, New England 4.
New England had 67% of the ball, but Real Salt Lake took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
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.
New England came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.53 expected goals for and 1.42 against, and had won 55% of their matches.
Real Salt Lake vs New England: the match in numbers
| Real Salt Lake | Match statistics | New England |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Ball possession | 67% |
| 1.49 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.68 |
| 9 | Total shots | 16 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Big chances | 2 |
| 303 | Total passes | 584 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 92% |
| 1 | Corners | 11 |
| 8 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 18 | Tackles | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Morgan Guilavogui (Real Salt Lake), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.
Real Salt Lake
- Morgan Guilavogui 7.9 1 assist
- Sergi Solans 7.7 2 goals
- Rafael Cabral 7.4
- Philip Quinton 7.4
- Noel Caliskan 7.3 1 assist
New England
- Carles Gil 7.2
- Ethan Kohler 7.1
- Griffin Yow 7.0
- Jackson Yueill 7.0
- Joshua Wynder 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Will Sands at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Real Salt Lake: Austin vs Real Salt Lake Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- New England: New England vs New York RB Wednesday 28 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Real Salt Lake vs New England
What was the score in Real Salt Lake vs New England?
Real Salt Lake 3-0 New England (half-time 1-0), MLS, Sunday 27 September 2026.
Who scored in Real Salt Lake vs New England?
Aiden Hezarkhani 2', Sergi Solans 62', Sergi Solans 80'.
Did Moneyball predict Real Salt Lake vs New England 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 Real Salt Lake vs New England?
Morgan Guilavogui, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Real Salt Lake vs New England?
R. Fierro.
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