Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake Prediction: Austin FC won’t lose at home.

Austin FC finally put their 2 match losing streak to an end with their 1-0 win over Minnesota United at home. Now they have a chance to make it 2 wins in 2 games as they welcome Real Salt Lake to the Q2 Stadium for the 17th round of the MLS. Real Salt Lake are in very difficult position as they are without a win in their last 2 games and they come into this game desparate for a win. They lost 3-2 to LA Galaxy last weekend while playing at home and now they are playing away from home in this fixture.

Austin FC and Real Salt Lake are both play in the western conference and they are separated by just 3 points on the table. Austin FC are 8th, while Real Salt Lake are 12th on the western conference table.

Austin FC (WLLWW)

Austin FC can breathe a sigh of relief after ending their 2 match losing streak with a win over Minnesota United in the last round. They now have 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 games in all competitions. Austin FCs home stats in the MLS this season is far from excellent. They played 8 home games this season and they had 3 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in those games. Their last 5 home games ended in 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat and their last home game was the 2-1 win over Minnesota United a few days ago.

Austin FC put up a brilliant display in the game against Minnesota United and they got the rewards for it. In the first half, Jon Gallagher gave Austin FC an early lead in the 19th minute and in the 26th minute Joseph Rosales scored the equalizer for Minnesota United. In the second half, Austin FC left it late to get back in front as Sebastian Driussi scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute of the game to give Austin FC all 3 points. Austin FC had the following statistics in that game: possession(54%), shots on target (6), corner kicks (4), fouls (11), big chances (2), big chances missed (1).

Team streak: without clean sheet (3), first to score (4/5), less than 4.5 cards (4/5), more than 10.5 corners (4/5).

Real Salt Lake (LDWWD)

Real Salt Lake had been on a good run until their defeat in the latest match against LA Galaxy when they lost 3-2 at home. In their last 5 matches they had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They will be playing away from home in this fixture and their away matches have been poor so far this season. They played 7 away games this season and they recorded 2 wins, 3 defeat and 2 draws. Their latest away match was against Minnesota United, and they drew 1-1 at full time. And in the last 5 away games they had 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Real Salt Lake were unlucky to lose their last game against LA Galaxy despite being the better team in the game. They fell behind to the opening goal by Gaston Brugman in the 49th minutes he converted from the penalty spot. And in the second half, Real Salt Lake drew level with the goal from Daniel Musovski in the 51st minute. In the 67th minute, Pablo Ruiz put Real Salt Lake ahead for the first time with a goal, but they fell to two quick goals from Memo Rodriguez and Tyler Boyd in the 72nd and 74th minutes. They lost the game 3-2 at full time. According to statistics, Real Salt Lake had the following: possession (46%), shots on target (8), corner kicks (8), fouls (21), big chances (3), big chances missed (2).

Team streak: Less than 10.5 corners (6/7).

Head to Head

Both clubs have faced each other 6 times in total and in Austin FC had 4 wins, while Real Salt Lake had 2 wins.

• Austin FC won the last 3 meetings.
• Real Salt Lake are without a clean sheet in 5 meetings.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 5/5 meetings.
• Both teams scored in 4/5 meetings.
• Austin FC scored first in 4/5 meetings.
• There were more than 10.5 corners in 5/5 meetings.

Analysis and Betting Tips

According to analysis, Austin FC have scored 16 goals and conceded 21 goals in 15 matches this season. They have score 1.1 goals per game and have a 9% conversion rate. They also create 1.7 big chances per game and take a total of 11.7 shots per game with 3.8 shots on target per game. They take an average of 4.8 corners per game and take up 51% possession. On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.4 goals per game.

According to analysis, Real Salt Lake have scored 16 goals and conceded 26 goals in 15 matches this season. They have score 1.1 goals per game and have a 8% conversion rate. They also create 1.6 big chances per game and take a total of 13.9 shots per game with 5.3 shots on target per game. They take an average of 5.4 corners per game and take up 46.7% possession . On the defense, they have 3 clean sheets and they conceded 1.7 goals per game.

• Home Win or Draw and Over 1.5 Goals
• Team 1 to Score Goal 1 at 1.72 Odds
• Correct Score 2-0 at 10 Odds