Our prediction for this MLS match:
Real Salt Lake will look to climb to top position in the Western Conference when they take on Columbus Crew on Sunday. The Royals have been in a fine form of late, with the team beating both Vancouver Whitecaps and St Louis City, while sharing the spoils with Minnesota United and they must be high on confidence ahead of the visit of Columbus. All Marcelo Silva, Erik Holt, Pablo Ruiz, and Kevin Bonilla are sidelined with injuries, while Anderson Julio is a major doubt.
The visitors, on the other hand, failed to win the previous three league fixtures and seeing that Real Salt Lake are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that Wilfried Nancy’s men are going to return to Columbus empty-handed. Cucho Hernandez is banned for the match, while all Christian Ramirez, Rudy Camacho, Alexandru Matan, and Sean Zawadzki are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Team (Real Salt Lake):
Real Salt Lake joined Major League Soccer in 2005 as an expansion team of the league and four years later they won their first MLS Cup. The Royals faced star-studded Los Angeles Galaxy in the title game at Qwest Field in Seattle and Jason Kreis’ troops defeated David Beckham and Co. on penalties.
In 2013 Real Salt Lake made it to the MLS Cup final for the second time in the club’s history, but they were beaten by Sporting Kansas City on penalties this time out. The Royals participated in the CONCACAF Champions League final in 2011 as well, but Monterrey of Mexico eventually won the title. Real Salt Lake footballers wear red shirts and blue shorts when playing at home, while the colour of their away kit is white.
The likes of Clint Mathis, Jeff Cunningham and Eddie Pope are some of the notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Jeff Cunningham scored 19 goals in 32 appearances in the league for the Royals.