Real Salt Lake City vs. Austin FC Prediction, Preview, and Odds - 8/14/21

Real Salt Lake will be trying to snap their two-game losing streak when they face Austin FC on Saturday night. Real Salt Lake is coming off a 3-2 loss to Portland. Austin FC is coming off a 2-0 loss to Dallas.

This will be the first meeting between the two clubs.

Real Salt Lake Going For Second Consecutive Home Win

Real Salt Lake struggled during their road trip, losing two games and drawing the other. They are back at home where they picked up their last win and will try to move into a playoff spot with a win over Austin, which will give them their second straight home win.

Real Salt Lake has played well offensively, scoring 26 goals in 17 games. They scored two goals in their last game, with nine of their 23 shots on target.

Albert Rusnák and Damir Kreilach scored for Salt Lake, while Jonathan Menéndez and Pablo Ruiz picked up an assist.

Real Salt Lake has also played well defensively, giving up 20 goals so far. They gave up three goals in their last game and will need to play better if they want to get the win.

Austin FC Trying To End Slump

Austin FC has struggled in recent weeks, with the team losing four of their last five games. They haven’t won a road game since the third week of the season and will try to put an end to their winless streak with a win over Salt Lake.

Austin has struggled offensively, scoring 13 goals through their first 17 games. They failed to find the back of the net in their last game, with only two of their 11 shots on target.

Cecilio Domínguez leads the team with four goals and also has three assists. Diego Fagundez has three goals, while Jared Stroud leads the team with three assists.

Austin has done a better job defensively, giving up 20 goals so far. They gave up two goals in their last game and won’t win this game if they do not play better defensively.

Side: Real Salt Lake +100

Austin has struggled over the past month and they aren’t very good offensively. They don’t play well on the road and they are facing a team that plays good defense, especially at home where they gave up three goals in their last three games, so go with Real Salt Lake to pick up the win.

Total: Over 2.5

Real Salt Lake is averaging 1.52 goals per game and 1.55 goals per game at home. They are facing a defense that is giving up 1.3 goals per game on the road and will hit their average in this game. Austin FC is averaging 0.76 goals per game and 0.6 goals per game on the road. They are facing a team that is giving up one goal per game at home and will score enough goals to push the score over the total.