Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake Prediction: A Difficult Clash

Austin welcomes Real Salt Lake to the Q2 Stadium for another exciting MLS clash. Real Salt Lake won the previous fixture 2-1 on their own soil just 4 months ago. Alexander Ring opened the scoring for Austin FC after just 24 minutes into the game. Early in the second half, Daniel Pereira Gil saw a red card for a professional foul, reducing Austin down to 10 men. Austin struggled to hold on to their lead, as the hosts drew level only 8 minutes later through a Mikel Chang strike. Finally, Andrew Brody gave the hosts the much anticipated goal in the 88th minute to earn the team all three points.

Austin FC are second on the Western Conference table with 51 points after 30 games while Real Salt Lake are 7th with 43 points after 30 games.

Austin FC

MLS H/A Form: LLLWL

MLS Home Form: LWWDL

Austin FC are facing a difficult time recently as their last 3 games have ended in a loss. In that time, they conceded 8 goals in total and managed to score 2. Last time out they were beaten 3-0 away against the Seattle Sounders. The visitors were 2 goals down by the 34th minute after Raul Ruidiaz scored a brace to give the hosts a lead. Ruben Gabrielsen cost his team further, after scoring an own goal in the 68th minute. Finally, the match ended 3-0 in favor of the hosts.

Austin FC have 3 losses in their last 3 games, and they are without a clean sheet in 7 games. In 7/7 games, they have seen more than 2.5 goals and in 5/7 matches, both teams have scored. Also, Austin have been first to concede in ⅚ matches.

Jhojan Valencia is unavailable for this match after he picked up a red card and Freddy Kleemann is still sidelined due to an ACL injury.

Real Salt Lake

MLS H/A Form: DLWDD

MLS Away Form: LDWDL

Real Salt Lake are in dire need of some good results after recording just 1 win in their last 5 games. Last time out, they played a goalless 0-0 draw against DC United. Real Salt Lake were better on stats, but couldn’t break the deadlock. The hosts took 55% of the possession and registered as many as 8 shots on target.

In ⅘ games, Real Salt Lake have seen less than 2.5 goals and in 6/7 games, they have sen less than 4.5 cards. Real Salt Lake will hope this match is similar to the previous encounter where they won at home.

Bobby Wood, Damir Kreilach and Zack Farnsworth are all unavailable for this match as they are sidelined due to injury.

Head to Head

These two teams have played just 3 times against each other. Real Salt Lake have 2 wins and Austin FC have 1 win. In the last 3 matches Austin FC have not kept a clean sheet.

Expert Betting Tips

Austin FC are in poor form at the moment, so it's a huge risk to back them to win this fixture and Real Salt Lake look strong enough to challenge them here. 

• Bet on Under 5 Cards at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Correct Score 1-1 at 7 Odds
• Bet on Home win or Draw and Under 4.5 goals