Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The DC United vs Real Salt Lake stats tab covers MLS (USA), Regular Season - 26 on 18 Jun 2023. It compares 8 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: DC United 2, Real Salt Lake 8; Shots off target: DC United 6, Real Salt Lake 5; Possession: DC United 38%, Real Salt Lake 62%; Corner kicks: DC United 4, Real Salt Lake 5; Fouls: DC United 15, Real Salt Lake 8; Yellow cards: DC United 3, Real Salt Lake 2. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Real Salt Lake led shots on target, 8 to 2 over DC United, Real Salt Lake had more possession, 62% to 38% over DC United, and Real Salt Lake led corner kicks, 5 to 4 over DC United. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
DC United committed more fouls, 15 to 8 over Real Salt Lake and DC United had more yellow cards, 3 to 2 over Real Salt Lake. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.