Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS at Q2 Stadium.
- Austin FC 34 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
- Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 34 | 60 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 34 | 58 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 54 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 47 |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 46 |
| 9 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 46 |
| 10 | New York City FC | 34 | 42 |
| 11 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 42 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 34 | 39 |
| 13 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 33 |
| 14 | D.C. United SC | 34 | 33 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 34 | 26 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 64 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 34 | 58 |
| 18 | St. Louis City | 34 | 54 |
| 19 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 52 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 51 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 47 |
| 22 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 46 |
| 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 46 |
| 24 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 45 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 44 |
| 26 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 34 | 44 |
| 27 | Colorado Rapids SC | 34 | 43 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 34 | 38 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 34 | 34 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 26 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Real Salt Lake | H | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Sep | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Sep | Nashville SC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 01 Sep | Portland Timbers | H | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Aug | Los Angeles FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 21 Aug | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | Austin FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 11 Sep | D.C. United SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Sep | Los Angeles FC | A | 0–2 | L |
| 01 Sep | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Aug | FC Dallas | A | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Aug | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Austin FC | Real Salt Lake | |
|---|---|---|
| #29 | Position | #24 |
| 34 | Points | 45 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 8 / 10 / 16 | W / D / L | 13 / 6 / 15 |
| 42 | Scored | 53 |
| 65 | Conceded | 52 |
| -23 | GD | +1 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 1.32 |
| 24% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
85%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
H2H (13 games)
85%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
Austin FC are 29th (34 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
9/7
16-30
5/7
31-45
6/6
46-60
8/7
61-75
7/7
76+
8/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Austin FC
| Christian Ramirez | 9 G | 2 A |
| Myrto Uzuni | 9 G | 1 A |
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 15 G | 4 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Q2 Stadium. Austin FC are looking to make home advantage count against Real Salt Lake.
- 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 15' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 20' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 35' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' 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.
- 45' It’s high time Josh Wolff made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' Zac MacMath has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 291 appearances.
- 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austin FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 57' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Zan Kolmanic departs to be replaced by Jon Gallagher.
- 60' Brilliant from the ! Moussa Djitte makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 60.
- 61' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Rubio Rubin is withdrawn and Sergio Cordova gets his opportunity.
- 66' Supporters expect more eagerness from Justen Glad, as he is very good at scoring at Q2 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 67' Jhohan Romana is replacing Julio Cascante for the Austin FC side.
- 70' The whistle greets Anderson Julio as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Musovski.
- 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 76' Moussa Djitte does the damage! The net is bulging and Austin FC surge ahead!
- 80' The Senegal Moussa Djitte breaks the deadlock on 80 minutes. 3-0!
- 83' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Jasper Loeffelsend on, Andrew Brody off on 83 minutes.
- 85' Diego Fagundez makes way for Gavin Wolff at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
- 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Justin Meram made 303 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 3-0 the final result. Real Salt Lake will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
77
Emiliano Rigoni ↓ Ethan Finlay 57'
- 24
-
14
Diego Fagundez ↓ Gavin Wolff 85'
- 37
-
18
Julio Cascante ↓ Jhohan Romana 67'
- 1
- 8
- 7
- 4
-
23
Zan Kolmanic ↓ Jon Gallagher 57'
- 6
Bench
- 9
- 31
- 16
-
13
Ethan Finlay ↑ 57'
- 22
-
17
Jon Gallagher ↑ 57'
-
2
Moussa Djitte ↑ 57'
-
3
Jhohan Romana ↑ 67'
-
33
Gavin Wolff ↑ 85'
Coach
Josh Wolff
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 36
- 15
- 22
- 2
- 12
- 4
- 18
- 88
- 29
-
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Sergio Cordova 61'
-
26
Diego Luna ↓ Justin Meram 70'
Bench
-
10
Sergio Cordova ↑ 61'
- 6
- 30
-
9
Justin Meram ↑ 70'
-
39
Daniel Musovski ↑ 70'
- 6
-
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez ↑ 83'
- 19
-
28
Jasper Loeffelsend ↑ 83'
- 81
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Cecilio Dominguez | 3 |
| Moussa Djitte | 3 |
| Cristian Arango | 3 |
| Sergio Cordova | 3 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 2 |
| Rubio Rubin | 2 |
| Alexander Ring | 2 |
| Anderson Julio | 2 |
Head to Head
Austin FC Form
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.75
Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25
Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Austin FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Austin FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
51%
Austin FC or Real Salt Lake
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Austin FC
| Handicap | Austin FC covers | Push | Real Salt Lake covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 12% | — | 88% |
| -2 | 12% | 15% | 74% |
| -1.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| -1 | 26% | 21% | 52% |
| -0.5 | 48% | — | 52% |
| +0.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +1 | 74% | 15% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
29%
✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.