Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Real Salt Lake vs Austin FC — MLS at America First Field.
- Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
- Austin FC 27 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jun | Austin FC | H | 5–1 | W |
| 30 May | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 26 May | FC Dallas | A | 3–3 | D |
| 19 May | Colorado Rapids SC | H | 5–3 | W |
| 16 May | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 12 May | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jun | Real Salt Lake | A | 1–5 | L |
| 30 May | Portland Timbers | H | 0–2 | L |
| 26 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 May | Sporting Kansas City | H | 3–2 | W |
| 16 May | Houston Dynamo | H | 1–0 | W |
| 12 May | FC Dallas | A | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| Real Salt Lake | Austin FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #27 | Position | #28 |
| 32 | Points | 31 |
| 27 | Played | 27 |
| 9 / 5 / 13 | W / D / L | 7 / 10 / 10 |
| 40 | Scored | 35 |
| 44 | Conceded | 47 |
| -4 | GD | -12 |
| 1.19 | PPG | 1.15 |
| 33% | Win % | 26% |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
83%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
11%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
22%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Real Salt Lake
| Sergi Solans | 11 G | 3 A |
| Zavier Gozo | 6 G | 3 A |
Austin FC
| Christian Ramirez | 9 G | 2 A |
| Myrto Uzuni | 6 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Temperatures are rising at America First Field as Real Salt Lake face off against Austin FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 15' 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.
- 16' Assisted by Emeka Eneli with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cristian Arango makes no mistake. 1-0!
- 21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 24' GOAL! Anderson Julio scores on 24. Assisted by Braian Ojeda
- 29' Finland international Alexander Ring has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 31' Anderson Julio makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Real Salt Lake are in front.
- 36' A quiet spell here at America First Field. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Daniel Pereira. He receives a card.
- 47' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brendan Hines-Ike is hanging Julio Cascante on the field on 47 minute.
- 48' Austin FC ring the changes. Zan Kolmanic has done his job and it is now time for Owen Wolff to step up.
- 50' Cristian Arango adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
- 53' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Jon Gallagher is replaced by Hector Jimenez.
- 54' Poor challenge from Alexander Ring. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Josh Wolff might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 63' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Alexandros Katranis by Bryan Oviedo on 63 minute.
- 68' Real Salt Lake have won 427 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 71' What composure from Cristian Arango! The Colombia international strokes it home. 5-0.
- 76' Brayan Vera needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 78' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Cristian Arango exits the field as Zavier Gozo enters on 78.
- 79' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gyasi Zardes is hanging Diego Rubio on the field on 79 minute.
- 82' Nelson Palacio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
- 82' Austin FC make a change. Jader Obrian trudges off to be replaced by CJ Fodrey on 82 minutes.
- 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Brayan Vera on 84.
- 89' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's shape.
- The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 5-1 Austin FC. Honours even.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Cristian Arango ↓ Zavier Gozo 78'
- 15
- 2
- 98
- 18
- 6
- 4
-
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Bode Davis 63'
- 8
-
11
Carlos Gomez ↓ Fidel Barajas 47'
-
14
Emeka Eneli ↓ Nelson Palacio 47'
Bench
-
3
Bryan Oviedo ↑ 63'
-
19
Bode Davis ↑ 63'
- 26
- 35
- 27
-
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 47'
-
72
Zavier Gozo ↑ 78'
-
17
Fidel Barajas ↑ 47'
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
14
Diego Rubio ↓ Gyasi Zardes 79'
- 18
- 1
- 8
-
23
Zan Kolmanic ↓ Owen Wolff 48'
-
17
Jon Gallagher ↓ Hector Jimenez 53'
- 15
- 29
-
11
Jader Obrian ↓ CJ Fodrey 82'
- 6
- 5
Bench
- 20
- 2
- 30
-
9
Gyasi Zardes ↑ 79'
-
16
Hector Jimenez ↑ 53'
-
4
Brendan Hines-Ike ↑ 47'
-
33
Owen Wolff ↑ 48'
-
19
CJ Fodrey ↑ 82'
Coach
Josh Wolff
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sergio Cordova | 3 |
| Cecilio Dominguez | 3 |
| Cristian Arango | 3 |
| Moussa Djitte | 3 |
| Sebastian Driussi | 2 |
| Rubio Rubin | 2 |
| Anderson Julio | 2 |
| Alexander Ring | 2 |
Head to Head
Real Salt Lake Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.52
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 75% + Both teams to score 71%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 97% |
|
3% |
| ± 1.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 2.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 3.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 4.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
79%
Draw or Austin FC
42%
Real Salt Lake or Austin FC
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 5–1 not predicted5 – 1Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.9%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.8%
4 – 1
4.4%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
3.3%
2 – 3
3%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | Austin FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -2 | 22% | 17% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 20% | 41% |
| -0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 12% | 10% |
| +1.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
| +2 | 90% | 6% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

