Austin FC Hosts Real Salt Lake at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday, Chasing Back-to-Back Wins
Austin FC returns home Wednesday night off a 2-1 win at Kansas City to face a Real Salt Lake side five points ahead of it in the table — and a club Austin has beaten only three times in 12 MLS meetings.
Austin FC hosts Real Salt Lake at Q2 Stadium on Wednesday night in MLS play, with the home side looking to build on a 2-1 win at Sporting Kansas City in its last match, according to Soccerzz's match preview. Austin enters 14th in the table on 34 points under Davy Arnaud, while Pablo Mastroeni's Real Salt Lake sits 10th on 39 points after a 3-0 win over St. Louis City SC.
Both teams arrive scoring. Austin has scored at least one goal in each of its past five MLS matches, and Real Salt Lake has done the same over its past five, per Soccerzz's form lines — a run on both sides that points to an open night at Q2.
The head-to-head history favors the visitors. In 12 MLS meetings between the clubs, Real Salt Lake has won six, with three draws and three Austin wins, and the last meeting ended 2-1 to Salt Lake, according to Soccerzz.
The preview's usage and scoring lines underline who each side leans on. For Austin, Facundo Torres has appeared in 31 matches, goalkeeper Brad Stuver leads the team with 2,520 minutes played, and Christian Ramírez is the top scorer with nine goals. For Salt Lake, Noel Caliskan has played 31 times, Rafael Cabral has logged 2,700 minutes, and Sergi Solans leads the club with 14 goals.
