Austin FC vs. Real Salt Lake 9/14/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Austin FC hosts Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in a MLS Western Conference fixture. Austin is second in the conference table at 15-6-9 on 51 points with a goal difference of +15. Austin FC was defeated by the Seattle Sounders 3-0 on the road last time out on Saturday. Austin has lost 3-0 in each of its last two matches after falling to Nashville prior to  Saturday's defeat to Seattle.

Austin has lost by more than one goal in each of its last two matches, after losing by multiple goals in just one of its first 28 matches played in the MLS this season. Austin has also lost consecutive matches by multiple goals for the first time in club history. Sebastian Driussi is the leading goal scorer for Austin with 20, while the leader in assists is Diego Fagundez with 11.

Real Salt Lake is seventh in the conference table at 11-10-9 on 43 points with a goal difference of 0. Real Salt Lake was held at home by DC United to a 0-0 draw last Saturday. Real Salt Lake’s goalkeeper Zac MacMath had three saves. Anderson Julio and Sergio Cordova each had solid scoring opportunities but could not put the ball past former teammate David Ochoa.

Real Salt Lake has just three victories in its most recent 14 matches in the MLS with six draws and five losses. no club has less wins since RSL started this run during late June. Sergio Cordova is the leading goal scorer for Real Salt Lake with eight, while Jefferson Savarino has scored six. Justin Meram is the leader in assists six and three others have four each.