Real Salt Lake have been struggling to get points on the road lately, but they will now return home after 3 matches on the road. They will play host to Austin FC, who did pull an upset against Houston, but they have not been very good in their inaugural season in the MLS.
Real Salt Lake (5-6-6) went down by 2 goals early in their away match against Portland but did score one before the first half was over. They eventually lost by 3-2 and that means that they are win-less in their last 3 (0-2-1) and have won just 1 of their last 6 (1-3-2). Real Salt Lake are now sitting at the 8th spot of the Western Conference with 21 points, just 2 points behind the playoff spots. They have scored 26 goals and have conceded 20 in the process. They have been tough to beat at home so far (3-2-4), scoring 14 and conceding just 9 goals, losing only to LAFC and the San Jose Quakes.
Austin FC (4-9-4) are coming off a 2-0 away loss against Dallas, just a few days after beating Houston by 3-2 on the road in the other Texas Derby. However, that win against Houston was their only win in their last 5, losing the other 4. Austin FC are now sitting at the 12th spot of the Western Conference with 16 points, scoring just 13 goals and conceding 20 in the process. They have been rather bad on the road so far (2-6-2), scoring 6 and conceding 13 goals. Austin FC have scored just 1 goal in their 6 losses and have conceded multiple goals in 5 of their 10 away matches.
