Thursday , 2 July 2026

Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 PLAYOFFS

MLS · 2022
Austin FC
5 – 3
3 – 1 pen
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 16 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Rubio Rubin
Alexander Ring 41' Y
Y 45' Justen Glad
R 52' Rubio Rubin
R 53' Rubio Rubin
Y 90' Scott Caldwell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
6
Austin FC 12 games · Avg 3.6 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake 2022-09-15 Austin FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC 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
16 Oct Real Salt Lake H 5–3 W
09 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 1–1 D
02 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
18 Sep Nashville SC H 1–1 D
15 Sep Real Salt Lake H 3–0 W
11 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 0–3 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Oct Austin FC A 3–5 L
09 Oct Portland Timbers H 3–1 W
02 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
18 Sep FC Cincinnati H 1–2 L
15 Sep Austin FC A 0–3 L
11 Sep D.C. United SC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Austin FC Real Salt Lake
#29 Position #18
14 Points 26
15 Played 14
3 / 5 / 7 W / D / L 8 / 2 / 4
19 Scored 26
31 Conceded 19
-12 GD +7
0.93 PPG 1.86
20% Win % 57%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Austin FC are 29th (14 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
4/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Austin FC launch into their encounter with Real Salt Lake.
  • 3' Sergio Cordova is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 8' Austin FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
  • 13' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Sergio Cordova gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sergio Cordova makes it 0-3.
  • 17' Rubio Rubin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 31' A stunning finish from Sebastian Driussi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alexander Ring.
  • 45' Justen Glad has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moussa Djitte is hanging Maximiliano Urruti on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Austin FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' Real Salt Lake player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 53' Rubio Rubin was booked on 53.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Jasper Loeffelsend comes on to replace Sergio Cordova.
  • 61' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Maikel Chang Ramirez departs to be replaced by Nick Besler.
  • 64' Another change for Austin FC made on 64 minute. Jon Gallagher leaves to be changed by Zan Kolmanic.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jefferson Savarino, as he is very good at scoring at Q2 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 73' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Bryan Oviedo has done his job and it is now time for Tate Schmitt to step up.
  • 74' Real Salt Lake make a change. Jefferson Savarino trudges off to be replaced by Bode Davis on 74 minutes.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 82' Felipe Martins is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexander Ring at the 82 minute mark.
  • 84' Real Salt Lake make a change. Ruiz trudges off to be replaced by Scott Caldwell on 84 minutes.
  • 89' Austin FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Scott Caldwell.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake 2022-09-15 Austin FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC 2021-10-02 Austin FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC

Austin FC Form

2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake W 2022-10-09 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-10-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Austin FC L 2022-09-18 Austin FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-09-15 Austin FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake L 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati L 2022-09-15 Austin FC 3–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Austin FC46% Draw22% Real Salt Lake32%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 3.87
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
54%
Austin FC or Real Salt Lake
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Austin FC32% Draw39% Real Salt Lake29%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
1 – 0
3.6%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap Austin FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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