Match intelligence

Real Salt Lake — Minnesota United FC: Win probabilities, 16.08.2026

League: MLS (USA) · Kick-off:

Mathematical model

Win probabilities

Outcome probabilities after removing the bookmaker margin

Odds updated
X1 56.4% Home win Real Salt Lake
X 23.0% Draw
X2 20.6% Away win Minnesota United FC
Market matrix

Markets

Double chance
1X79.4%
Both teams to score
Yes60.7%
Totals 2.5
Over61.9%

All calculated markets

MarketSelectionProbability
Double chance1X79.4%
1277.0%
X243.6%
Both teams to scoreYes/No60.7% / 39.3%
Totals 0.5 Over/Under 95.0% / 5.0%
Totals 1.5 Over/Under 83.7% / 16.3%
Totals 2.5 Over/Under 61.9% / 38.1%
Totals 3.5 Over/Under 39.7% / 60.3%
Totals 4.5 Over/Under 21.9% / 78.1%
Totals 5.5 Over/Under 10.5% / 89.5%
Goal distribution model

Score probability heatmap

Home goals run vertically; away goals run horizontally

Real Salt Lake × Minnesota United FC
HomeAway
0
1
2
3
4
5
0
0:0 5.0%
0:1 3.9%
0:2 2.8%
0:3 1.1%
0:4 0.3%
0:5 0.1%
1
1:0 7.4%
1:1 10.6%
1:2 5.7%
1:3 2.2%
1:4 0.6%
1:5 0.1%
2
2:0 8.4%
2:1 9.8%
2:2 5.7%
2:3 2.2%
2:4 0.7%
2:5 0.2%
3
3:0 5.7%
3:1 6.6%
3:2 3.9%
3:3 1.5%
3:4 0.4%
3:5 0.1%
4
4:0 2.9%
4:1 3.4%
4:2 2.0%
4:3 0.8%
4:4 0.2%
4:5 0.1%
5
5:0 1.2%
5:1 1.4%
5:2 0.8%
5:3 0.3%
5:4 0.1%
5:5 0.0%
Most likely scores
1:110.6%
2:19.8%
2:08.4%
1:07.4%
3:16.7%
AI analysis

Match preview

Model · GPT 5.6 Luna

Real Salt Lake have a slight edge over Minnesota United FC in this MLS matchup, although the moderate confidence indicates a contest with room for different outcomes. The hosts are not presented as clearly superior, so Minnesota United FC should remain competitive, particularly in a game where the overall expectation points toward an open, high-scoring encounter.

Both teams are likely to find the net, making the balance between defensive control and attacking efficiency important. Real Salt Lake may have the stronger position in the overall assessment, but Minnesota United FC have a credible path to staying involved if they can take advantage of the chances created. The most plausible shape is a close match rather than a one-sided performance, with the possibility of the result being decided by narrow margins late in the game.

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We remove the bookmaker margin from market odds, estimate each team’s expected goals and build one matrix of possible scores. Outcomes, totals, both teams to score and likely scores all come from that matrix.

Fair odds are one divided by the probability of the main signal. They are a mathematical reference without bookmaker margin, not an offer from a particular bookmaker.

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