The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Real Salt Lake are in the 8th position while the guesting Austin worry at 12th.
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the fewest scored goals (13) in Major League Soccer
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Real Salt Lake form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Real Salt Lake have to build on here at Rio Tinto Stadium in the Major League Soccer.
The fans are hoping that Real Salt Lake will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the Major League Soccer game against Portland Timbers (placed 7th). Midfielder Albert Rusnák was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.34 (out of ten) in that game. Rusnák scored one goal, hit six key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 46 total).
Heartbreak before that as Salt lost 0-1 at LA Galaxy's place.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Real Salt Lake, as the Major League Soccer home game vs Houston Dynamo is only four days away.
Real Salt Lake have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Rio Tinto Stadium with 14 goals in 9 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Austin form and stats
Austin have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 2-2-6 (10 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Austin are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Austin, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Dallas (placed 9th). Diego Fagúndez, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.43. Fagúndez hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 32 successful passes (of 38 total).
Before that, Austin secured a home win against Houston Dynamo with the score 3-2.A quick return to home after this game, as Austin are hosting Vancouver Whitecaps in the Major League Soccer only four days away.
The attacking power of Austin when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Austin have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Kreilach 8 goals |  R. Méndez Rubin 5 goals | A. Rusnák 4 goals |
Real Salt Lake missing players
Austin missing players
| Real Salt Lake | Austin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 82% |
| 76% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 59% |
| 65% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 35% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 18% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 60% | 65% |
| 5.8 | 6 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 6.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 12 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.1 | 13.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 37% | 40% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 19% | 22% |
- Austin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Austin have the fewest scored goals (13) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Major League Soccer
- Real Salt Lake have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Austin have scored away.
- Real Salt Lake have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sporting KC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 34 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Minnesota United | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Portland Timbers | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 9 | Dallas | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | SJ Earthquakes | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Austin | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 15 |