Thursday , 2 July 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Real Salt Lake
1 – 2
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 02:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Jon Gallagher
Justen Glad 22' 1–1
1–2 33' Gavin Wolff
Damir Kreilach 41' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC — MLS at Rio Tinto 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

6
2
4
Real Salt Lake 12 games · Avg 3.6 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Austin FC H 1–2 L
05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
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
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
05 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 1–0 W
26 Feb St. Louis City H 2–3 L
30 Oct Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct FC Dallas H 2–1 W
16 Oct Real Salt Lake H 5–3 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Real Salt Lake have kicked off against Austin FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 9' What composure from Jon Gallagher! The Ireland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 14' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' What a moment for Justen Glad! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 22' Sensational shot from Justen Glad. Real Salt Lake is back in the lead.
  • 27' Gyasi Zardes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' GOAL! Gavin Wolff fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Damir Kreilach on 40 minutes.
  • 41' Damir Kreilach was booked on 41.
  • 46' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Austin FC backline.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' Adam Lundqvist has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zan Kolmanic on 61 minute.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Rubio Rubin as he leaves the pitch. Justin Meram steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 71' Another change for Austin FC made on 71 minute. Emiliano Rigoni leaves to be changed by Nick Lima.
  • 76' Jasper Loeffelsend makes way for Diego Luna at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Maximiliano Urruti. He replaces Gyasi Zardes on 82 minute.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 1-2 the final result. Real Salt Lake will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

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

2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC L 2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 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

Austin FC Form

2023-03-12 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Austin FC W 2023-03-05 Austin FC 1–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2023-02-26 Austin FC 2–3 St. Louis City L 2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC L 2022-10-24 Austin FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.18 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake46% Draw24% Austin FC30%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
70%
Draw or Austin FC
54%
Real Salt Lake or Austin FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake39% Draw39% Austin FC22%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.1%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
3.9%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 20% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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