Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
2 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 15 May 2022 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Maximiliano Urruti
Y 38' Sebastian Driussi
Y 45' Hector Jimenez
R 47' Daniel Pereira
R 48' Daniel Pereira
Marcelo Silva 63' Y
Y 65' Maximiliano Urruti
Y 78' Jhojan Valencia
Scott Caldwell 90' 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
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

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
08 May Nashville SC A 0–2 L
30 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–0 W
24 Apr Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
17 Apr New York City FC A 0–6 L
10 Apr Toronto FC H 2–2 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 May Real Salt Lake A 1–2 L
08 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–1 L
30 Apr Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W
24 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
16 Apr D.C. United SC A 3–2 W
10 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome Austin FC for this crunch clash at Rio Tinto Stadium.
  • 5' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Maikel Chang Ramirez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' The Finland Alexander Ring breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 0-1!
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ruben Gabrielsen made 83 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Maximiliano Urruti.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Hector Jimenez, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Hector Jimenez.
  • 47' That is a Red card for Austin FC. Daniel Pereira will be fuming at that decision.
  • 48' Austin FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 48.
  • 53' The crowd applauds Ethan Finlay as he leaves the pitch. Jhojan Valencia steps in for Austin FC.
  • 54' Hector Jimenez makes way for Nick Lima at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 55' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Maikel Chang Ramirez makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 60' Gavin Wolff is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Fagundez at the 60 minute mark.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Marcelo Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Anderson Julio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bobby Wood at the 64 minute mark.
  • 65' Austin FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 191 games and scored 266 goals.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Rubio Rubin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sergio Cordova at the 78 minute mark.
  • 78' Austin FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 84' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jon Gallagher is hanging Maximiliano Urruti on the field on 84 minute.
  • 88' What a moment for Andrew Brody! That strike on 88 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Real Salt Lake players.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

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

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

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC W 2022-05-08 Nashville SC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-04-30 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-04-24 Portland Timbers 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake L 2022-04-10 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Toronto FC D

Austin FC Form

2022-05-15 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC L 2022-05-08 Austin FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-04-30 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Austin FC W 2022-04-24 Austin FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-04-16 D.C. United SC 2–3 Austin FC W 2022-04-10 Austin FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.02 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake54% Draw24% Austin FC22%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or Austin FC
46%
Real Salt Lake or Austin FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake41% Draw42% Austin FC17%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.4%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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