In the MLS Western Conference this weekend Real Salt Lake takes a trip to Q2 Stadium for a clash with Austin FC. Salt Lake is in the 5th place with 39 on the league table while Austin is the 13th place with 22 points and they will be aiming to get back to their winning ways on 2nd October 2021 at 22:30.
Austin FC prepare for this match following the 3-0 MLS defeat to Colorado Rapids. In that match, they had 44% possession and eight shots at goal with four of them on target. Colorado Rapids got 56% possession, 10 shots with five of them on target and goals scored by Lewis (45′), Mezquida (46′) and Trusty (59′).
Real Salt Lake on the other hand gets into this match right after a 2-1 MLS win over Los Angeles.In that game, they had 40% possession and 12 attempts at goal with four of them on target and goals scored by Kreilach (45′) and Julio (95′). Los Angeles Galaxy got 60% possession, 20 shots with five on target and a goal by Hernández (76′).
Real Salt Lake is the team with the most over 2.5 games this season in the Western Conference. Nineteen out of the twenty-seven games they played ended with over 2.5 total goals scored. Austin also has had a bunch of high-scoring games recently. Four of the last five matches for Austin scored over 2.5 goals.
Austin FC have been on the bottom of the table for a while now with only one win out of the last five matches they played while Real Salt Lake is in the playoff stage with three wins out of the last five matches they played.
Real Salt lake vs Austin FC head to head
The only head-to-head fixture in history between the two teams was played in August and it ended in favor of Real Salt Lake.
- Salt Lake 1-0 Austin 15/08/21
Home
- Colorado 3-0 Austin
- Austin 2-0 LA Galaxy
- Austin 3-4 San Jose
- Austin1-2Los Angeles
- Houston 3-0 Austin
Away
- Salt Lake 2-1 LA Galaxy
- Portland 6-1 Salt Lake
- Salt Lake 1-0 Seattle
- San Jose 3-4 Salt Lake
- Los Angeles 3-2 Salt Lake
Austin FC team news
Josh Wolff’s side will miss out the service of Matt Besler, Danny Hoesen, Ben Sweat, Ulises Segura and Aaron Schoenfeld who are all injured.
Real Salt Lake team news
Marcelo Silva, Bobby Wood Zack Farnsworth Andrew Brody and Zac Macmath have all been ruled out through injuries for this fixture.
Prediction and odds
- Real Salt Lake Win
- Goals over 2.5
















