New England vs Real Salt Lake Picks and Prediction – 9/1/2024

Real Salt Lakes hosts the New England Revolution on Saturday in an MLS interconference fixture. Real Salt Lake is third in the Western Conference table at 12-8-6 on 44 points with a goal difference of +15. Real Salt Lake was defeated at home last time by the San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 and has lost each of its last two matches across all competitions by a combined 5-0. Keep up to date with all the soccer action, with our expert soccer previews.

Real Salt Lake has one win, one draw, and three losses in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored five goals and conceded 10. A combined three goals or more have been scored in three of Real Salt Lake's last four matches. Cristian Arango is the leading goal scorer for Real Salt Lake with 17 and is also the leader in assists with 11.

The New England Revolution is 12th in the Eastern Conference table at 8-2-14 on 26 points with a goal difference of -19. New England took all three points on the road last time out when routing CF Montreal 5-0. Bobby Wood scored a brace with goals in the 7th and 37th minute, while Nick Lima, Giacomo Vrioni, and Luca Langoni each scored one goal for the Revolution. 

New England has three wins, one draw, and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored nine goals and conceded three. A combined two goals or less have been scored in four of New England’s last five matches. Giacomo Vrioni is the leading goal scorer for New England with nine while Carles Gil is the leader in assists with seven.

New England is playing much better than at the beginning of the season as the Revolution has won three of the last five matches with one draw and one loss. Real Salt Lake has had a strong season as well, but is coming off a disappointing loss at home to San Jose and was defeated in the Leagues Cup by Houston before that. New England will take all three points on the road in a slight upset on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, New England Revolution wins 2-1.