Preview & Prediction: Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake

As Austin FC prepares to host Real Salt Lake for their MLS clash on May 29, 2025, recent encounters between these two sides suggest a competitive and potentially high-scoring affair. Historically, Austin has managed to claim victory in 3 out of their 9 meetings against Real Salt Lake, with the latter edging them out with 4 wins. While the statistics favor Real Salt Lake slightly in head-to-head outcomes, it’s important to consider current form.

Austin FC demonstrates solid form at home, averaging 1.5 Points Per Game, a stark contrast to Real Salt Lake’s struggles on the road, where they’ve only averaged 0.88 Points Per Game. The home advantage is accentuated by Austin’s victory in their last encounter, which ended 2-1.

Given that past matches between these two teams have averaged 3.33 goals, and with BTTS (Both Teams to Score) occurring in 78% of those matches, we can expect both teams to find the net in this encounter. With Austin’s reasonably strong home performance and Real Salt Lake’s poor away form, Austin FC seems well-positioned to exploit their home advantage and secure another win.

Therefore, a prediction for an Austin FC win with both teams scoring is a plausible scenario, capturing the potential for an engaging and goal-filled match.

Insights

• Austin and Real Salt Lake have fairly balanced head-to-head records, with Austin winning 3 matches and Real Salt Lake winning 4 out of their last 9 encounters.
• Austin has a slight edge at home, but overall, both teams have closely contested matches.
• Historically, matches between Austin and Real Salt Lake are high-scoring, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
• “Both Teams To Score” (BTTS) has been a common outcome, occurring in 78% of their past meetings.
• Austin’s current form at home is average, with 1.5 Points Per Game.
• Real Salt Lake struggles in away matches, averaging only 0.88 Points Per Game this season.
• Recent trends suggest a likelihood of both teams finding the net in their upcoming match.
• Considering form and historical results, Austin might edge out Real Salt Lake in this encounter, especially when playing at home.

Match Facts

• In their previous 5 home encounters with Real Salt Lake, Austin FC won twice, ended in a draw twice, and lost once. The goal tally favors Austin FC at 10-7.
• Across the last 9 meetings between the teams, Austin FC claimed victory 3 times, with 2 matches drawn, while Real Salt Lake emerged winners 4 times. Real Salt Lake have a goal advantage of 16-14.
• Last season’s encounters resulted in a 2-2 draw at Austin FC’s ground and a 5-1 win for Real Salt Lake at their home.
• Real Salt Lake scores 31% of their goals between the 16th and 30th minutes.
• Real Salt Lake is without a win in their last 4 games.
• Real Salt Lake has accumulated 4 red cards this season, the highest in the MLS.
• Austin FC has failed to score in 4 out of their 8 home matches this MLS season.
• Real Salt Lake failed to score in 3 of their 8 away games this season in MLS.
• Austin FC’s top scorer is Brandon Vazquez with 4 goals, while Diego Luna leads for Real Salt Lake with 7 goals.

• Owen Wolff has provided the most assists for Austin FC with 3, whereas Dominik Marczuk has assisted 2 times for Real Salt Lake.
• Besard Sabovic has received 4 yellow cards, the most for Austin FC. Justen Glad leads Real Salt Lake with 5 yellow cards.
• Austin FC leads at halftime in 22% of matches, while Real Salt Lake does so in 25%.
• In their most recent clash, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
• Austin FC wins 62% of their home games when leading 1-0, whereas Real Salt Lake wins 50% of their away games when leading 0-1.
• When trailing 0-1 at home, Austin FC wins 22% of the time. Real Salt Lake, however, hasn’t won any away matches when down 1-0.
• Real Salt Lake’s overall performance in MLS is superior to that of Austin FC.
• Real Salt Lake is in a streak of 2 games without scoring a goal.
• In the last 5 meetings, both Austin FC and Real Salt Lake have won 2 games each, with 1 ending in a draw.
• On average, Austin FC scores 1.6 goals against Real Salt Lake, while Real Salt Lake scores 2.4 goals against Austin FC.
• The average number of goals in their meetings is 4.
• The average goals scored in the first half of meetings between them is 2.2.
• Neither Austin FC nor Real Salt Lake won their last MLS match.
• Austin FC scores an average of 1.2 goals at home, whereas Real Salt Lake scores an average of 1.05 goals when playing away.
• Austin FC’s recent form over the past 5 matches is stronger than that of Real Salt Lake.