Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Real Salt Lake
1 – 0
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 15 Aug 2021 · 02:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Alexander Ring
Y 47' Julio Cascante
R 47' Julio Cascante
R 49' Julio Cascante
Ashtone Morgan 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC — MLS at Rio Tinto 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

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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Austin FC H 1–0 W
08 Aug Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
05 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–1 L
01 Aug Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
25 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W
22 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–2 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
08 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
05 Aug Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
01 Aug Colorado Rapids SC H 0–1 L
23 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 0–1 L
08 Jul Los Angeles FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Austin FC gets underway.
  • 5' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Aaron Herrera is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austin FC so far.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Bobby Wood does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 283 games and scored 420 goals.
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Alexander Ring.
  • 46' Nick Lima has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zan Kolmanic on 46 minute.
  • 47' Julio Cascante catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Julio Cascante on 49 minutes.
  • 52' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Jhohan Romana on, Daniel Pereira off on 52 minutes.
  • 57' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Ruiz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Everton at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Real Salt Lake and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Jon Gallagher. He replaces Sebastian Driussi on 73 minute.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Freddy Juarez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' Rodney Redes is replacing Cecilio Dominguez for the Austin FC side.
  • 88' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The whistle greets Ashtone Morgan as he departs to be replaced by Donny Toia.
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC W 2021-08-08 Portland Timbers 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-01 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-07-25 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-07-22 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Austin FC Form

2021-08-15 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC L 2021-08-08 FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC L 2021-08-05 Austin FC 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-08-01 Austin FC 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-07-08 Austin FC 0–2 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.94 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake65% Draw22% Austin FC13%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
87%
Draw or Austin FC
35%
Real Salt Lake or Austin FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake47% Draw44% Austin FC9%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
3 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
4.4%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 21% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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