Real Salt Lake 2–1 Austin FC — Match Stats & Analysis

Major League Soccer · 2026Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 01:30 UTCAmerica First Field

Real Salt Lake

LWW

2–1Full-time analysis

Austin FC

DWL

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Real Salt Lake won 2–1.

Shots: 2310
Shots on target: 83
Expected goals: 1.720.58
Possession: 60%40%

Full time

What the match recorded

Real Salt Lake beat Austin 2–1. Recorded in this match (Real Salt Lake – Austin): shots 23–10, shots on target 8–3, expected goals 1.72–0.58, possession 60%–40%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Real Salt Lake's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15 shots/match ▲ShotsReal Salt Lake · Austin10.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Real Salt Lake	Austin	Baseline
Shots	15 shots/match	10.8 shots/match	12 shots/match
Shots against	13.3 shots/match	16.5 shots/match	12 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots23 shots10 shotsReal Salt Lake 23 shots, Austin FC 10 shots
Shots on target8 shots3 shotsReal Salt Lake 8 shots, Austin FC 3 shots
Expected goals1.72 xG0.58 xGReal Salt Lake 1.72 xG, Austin FC 0.58 xG
Possession60%40%Real Salt Lake 60%, Austin FC 40%
Corners7 corners4 cornersReal Salt Lake 7 corners, Austin FC 4 corners
Fouls12 fouls10 foulsReal Salt Lake 12 fouls, Austin FC 10 fouls
Yellow cards1 card4 cardsReal Salt Lake 1 card, Austin FC 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Real Salt Lake

2Draws

0Austin FC

28 Sept 2025Real Salt Lake — Austin FC · Major League Soccer3–1

29 May 2025Austin FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–1

29 Sept 2024Austin FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer2–2

2 Jun 2024Real Salt Lake — Austin FC · Major League Soccer5–1

4 Jun 2023Austin FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Real Salt Lake favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Austin FC in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Real Salt Lake4 matchesAustin FC4 matches

1.75 goals/match ▲Goals scored4/41.25 goals/match

1.25 goals/match ▲Goals allowed4/41.75 goals/match

15 shots/match ▲Shots4/410.8 shots/match

4.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target4/44.5 shots/match

44.5%Possession4/4● 44.8%

4.75 corners/matchCorners4/4● 6.25 corners/match

3 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match

10 fouls/matchFouls4/411 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples4 / 4home / away teams

Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 15 Mar 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4