Major League Soccer · 2026Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 01:30 UTCFull timeAmerica First FieldFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricReal Salt LakeInter Miami
Shots11 shots/match19 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match7 shots/match
Expected goals0.88 xG/match1.56 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners2 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls15 fouls/match9 fouls/match
Yellow cards3 cards/match3 cards/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Salt Lake. A second useful context is: Inter Miami's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. Limitation: Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Salt Lake.

4 daysRest daysReal Salt Lake · Inter Miami4.21 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricReal Salt LakeInter MiamiBaseline
Rest days4 days4.21 days
Matches last 14 days1 matches2 matches

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Inter Miami's recent record differs from the season

weak

Inter Miami's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season2 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match2 goals/match1.64 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Inter Miami have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.9%PossessionReal Salt Lake · Inter Miami56.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.8 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricReal Salt LakeInter MiamiBaseline
Possession45.9%56.7%49.6%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Real Salt Lake favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · Inter Miami in 4 · 7 too close

2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 8/92 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 8/91.56 goals/match
2.17 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 5/61.81 xG/match
1.09 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 5/61.19 xG/match
16.3 shots/matchShotsseason · 8/914.9 shots/match
12.4 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 8/911.1 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 8/95.78 shots/match
5 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 8/94.11 shots/match
45.9%Possessionseason · 8/956.7%
4.63 corners/matchCornersseason · 8/95.44 corners/match
5.63 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 8/93.89 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCardsseason · 4/43 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 8/912 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 8/922%
75%Scoring frequencyseason · 8/978%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Real Salt Lake18.3
Inter Miami88.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Real Salt Lake85
Inter Miami82.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Real Salt Lake51.7
Inter Miami66.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Real Salt Lake98.3
Inter Miami65
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Real Salt Lake55.9
Inter Miami64.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 72%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Real Salt Lake45
Inter Miami70
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Real Salt Lake64.2
Inter Miami70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/52.4 goals/match
1.6 goals/matchGoals allowed5/51.6 goals/match
2.17 xG/matchExpected goals5/51.98 xG/match
18.6 shots/matchShots5/517.8 shots/match
7.2 shots/matchShots on target5/56.6 shots/match
49.8%Possession5/552.4%
5 corners/matchCorners5/56.4 corners/match
Cards1/1
13.2 fouls/matchFouls5/511.4 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

8 / 9 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored8/92 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.56 goals/match
2.17 xG/matchExpected goals5/61.81 xG/match
16.3 shots/matchShots8/914.9 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on target8/95.78 shots/match
45.9%Possession8/956.7%
4.63 corners/matchCorners8/95.44 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards4/43 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls8/912 fouls/match

Window

Season

8 / 9 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored8/92 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.56 goals/match
2.17 xG/matchExpected goals5/61.81 xG/match
16.3 shots/matchShots8/914.9 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on target8/95.78 shots/match
45.9%Possession8/956.7%
4.63 corners/matchCorners8/95.44 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards4/43 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls8/912 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

5 / 7 matches
2.2 goals/matchGoals scored5/72 goals/match
1.4 goals/matchGoals allowed5/71.43 goals/match
1.95 xG/matchExpected goals4/41.31 xG/match
17.6 shots/matchShots5/713.1 shots/match
6.6 shots/matchShots on target5/75.29 shots/match
49.2%Possession5/755.6%
4.4 corners/matchCorners5/74.29 corners/match
Cards1/43 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls5/713.3 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

4 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/14.21 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidencelimited
Season samples8 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 23 Apr 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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