Major League Soccer · 2026

Austin FC vs Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.31.48
Expected goals
0.951.49
Shots
10.513.9
Possession
48.6%48.9%

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What the record shows

The story here is recent context rather than season averages: real Salt Lake's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Alongside it: real Salt Lake's away-only shot average is below their full-season average. Limitation: At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Real Salt Lake's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Real Salt Lake's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.48 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.8 goals/match1.48 goals/match1.53 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Real Salt Lake have a visible away split

moderate

Real Salt Lake's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match13.9 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Real Salt Lake show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

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

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAustin · Real Salt Lake13.9 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricAustinReal Salt LakeBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match13.9 shots/match12.9 shots/match
Shots against16.2 shots/match13.4 shots/match13 shots/match

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Austin FC favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Real Salt Lake in 9 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Austin FC27 matchesReal Salt Lake27 matches
1.3 goals/matchGoals scored27/27▲ 1.48 goals/match
1.74 goals/matchGoals allowed27/27▲ 1.63 goals/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals24/24▲ 1.49 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots27/27▲ 13.9 shots/match
4 shots/matchShots on target27/27▲ 5.22 shots/match
48.6%Possession27/27● 48.9%
4.48 corners/matchCorners27/27● 4.81 corners/match
2.8 cards/matchCards5/52.6 cards/match
10.8 fouls/matchFouls27/2712.1 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Austin FC
2Draws
3Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake — Austin FC · Major League Soccer2–1
Real Salt Lake — Austin FC · Major League Soccer3–1
Austin FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–1
Austin FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer2–2
Real Salt Lake — Austin FC · Major League Soccer5–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples27 / 27home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness32 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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