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Real Salt Lake 0–2 Inter Miami CF · Major League Soccer

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Inter Miami CF won 0–2.

Shots
1119
Shots on target
47
Expected goals
0.881.56
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Inter Miami beat Real Salt Lake 2–0. Recorded in this match (Real Salt Lake – Inter Miami): shots 11–19, shots on target 4–7, expected goals 0.88–1.56, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Real Salt Lake.

4 days ▲Rest 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 match2 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/match ▲Goals 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 Miami● 56.7%
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.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots19 shotsReal Salt Lake 11 shots, Inter Miami CF 19 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots7 shotsReal Salt Lake 4 shots, Inter Miami CF 7 shots
  • Expected goals0.88 xG1.56 xGReal Salt Lake 0.88 xG, Inter Miami CF 1.56 xG
  • Possession50%50%Real Salt Lake 50%, Inter Miami CF 50%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersReal Salt Lake 2 corners, Inter Miami CF 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls9 foulsReal Salt Lake 15 fouls, Inter Miami CF 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards3 cardsReal Salt Lake 3 cards, Inter Miami CF 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Real Salt Lake
0Draws
1Inter Miami CF
Inter Miami CF — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer2–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Salt Lake favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Inter Miami CF in 4 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Salt Lake8 matchesInter Miami CF9 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored8/92 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed8/91.56 goals/match
2.17 xG/match ▲Expected goals5/61.81 xG/match
16.3 shots/match ▲Shots8/914.9 shots/match
5.88 shots/matchShots on target8/95.78 shots/match
45.9%Possession8/9● 56.7%
4.63 corners/matchCorners8/9● 5.44 corners/match
2.75 cards/matchCards4/43 cards/match
11.8 fouls/matchFouls8/912 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
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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