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Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Austin FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 19:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Daniel Pereira 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

4
2
6
Austin FC 12 games · Avg 3.6 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
30 Sep Colorado Rapids SC A 0–3 L
27 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W
19 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 3–4 L
16 Sep Los Angeles FC H 1–2 L
12 Sep Houston Dynamo A 0–3 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Austin FC A 1–2 L
30 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–1 W
26 Sep Portland Timbers A 1–6 L
19 Sep Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
16 Sep San Jose Earthquakes A 4–3 W
13 Sep Los Angeles FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Austin FC Real Salt Lake
#29 Position #21
17 Points 27
18 Played 17
4 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 3 / 6
22 Scored 29
36 Conceded 25
-14 GD +4
0.94 PPG 1.59
22% Win % 47%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Austin FC are 29th (17 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
6/13
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC
Myrto Uzuni 6 G
Christian Ramirez 5 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Austin FC welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at Q2 Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 17' What a moment for Cecilio Dominguez! That strike on 17 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 18' Cecilio Dominguez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 33' Austin FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 38' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austin FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jhohan Romana suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austin FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 54' The whistle greets Ruiz as he departs to be replaced by Everton.
  • 55' What a strike from Cecilio Dominguez! The score is 3-0.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Rubio Rubin. He replaces Anderson Julio on 59 minute.
  • 64' What a strike from Damir Kreilach! The score is 3-1.
  • 67' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Cecilio Dominguez is withdrawn and Daniel Pereira gets his opportunity.
  • 68' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Cecilio Dominguez departs to be replaced by Daniel Pereira.
  • 73' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
  • 81' Austin FC make a change. Moussa Djitte trudges off to be replaced by Orrin McKinze Gaines on 81 minutes.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Austin FC team. Moussa Djitte is replaced by Orrin McKinze Gaines on 82 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Rodney Redes comes on to replace Tomas Pochettino.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Tomas Pochettino as he leaves the pitch. Rodney Redes steps in for Austin FC.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Pereira.
  • With this win, Austin FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Cordova 3
Cecilio Dominguez 3
Cristian Arango 3
Moussa Djitte 3
Sebastian Driussi 2
Rubio Rubin 2
Anderson Julio 2
Alexander Ring 2

Head to Head

2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC

Austin FC Form

2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-30 Colorado Rapids SC 3–0 Austin FC L 2021-09-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-19 Austin FC 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-09-16 Austin FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC L 2021-09-12 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-26 Portland Timbers 6–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.75 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Austin FC or Real Salt Lake 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC40% Draw25% Real Salt Lake35%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
60%
Austin FC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC29% Draw41% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 18% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 18% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 12% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.