Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
#28 Position #27
31 Points 32
27 Played 27
7 / 10 / 10 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
35 Scored 40
47 Conceded 44
-12 GD -4
1.15 PPG 1.19
26% Win % 33%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Austin FC are 28th (31 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Austin FC is hosting Real Salt Lake for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austin FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Justin Meram is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Austin FC tonight.
  • 17' GOAL! Cecilio Dominguez scores on 17.
  • 18' A goal from the Paraguay international Cecilio Dominguez! He fires home on 18 to make it 2-0!
  • 23' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 28' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' Orrin McKinze Gaines has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 196 appearances.
  • 38' Albert Rusnak has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 43' The 31-year-old Diego Fagundez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 54' Everton gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Ruiz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 55' The Paraguay Cecilio Dominguez breaks the deadlock on 55 minutes. 3-0!
  • 59' Anderson Julio makes way for Rubio Rubin at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 64' Damir Kreilach is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Cecilio Dominguez is replaced by Daniel Pereira.
  • 68' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Pereira is hanging Cecilio Dominguez on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' Austin FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 81' Another change for Austin FC made on 81 minute. Moussa Djitte leaves to be changed by Orrin McKinze Gaines.
  • 82' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Orrin McKinze Gaines is hanging Moussa Djitte on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Tomas Pochettino departs to be replaced by Rodney Redes.
  • 88' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rodney Redes is hanging Tomas Pochettino on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Daniel Pereira was booked on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Austin FC and Real Salt Lake share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Moussa Djitte 3
Sergio Cordova 3
Cecilio Dominguez 3
Cristian Arango 3
Anderson Julio 2
Alexander Ring 2
Sebastian Driussi 2
Rubio Rubin 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
1.83 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC45% Draw25% Real Salt Lake30%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
55%
Austin FC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC33% Draw42% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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